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teem

UK
/tiːm/
US
/tim/

Translations

teemverb
teemed
Past Simple
teemed
Past Participle
teeming
Gerund
UK
/tiːm/
US
/tim/
regorger de
The garden teems with colorful flowers in the spring.
Le jardin regorge de fleurs colorées au printemps.
fourmiller de
The river teems with fish during the spawning season.
La rivière fourmille de poissons pendant la saison de frai.
Additional translations
verserSens dialectal.
pleuvoirS'emploie surtout pour une pluie abondante.
mettre basSens vieilli.
Synonyms
burst
brim
be rife
abound
overflow
swarm
proliferate
flood

Definitions

teemverb
To be full of or swarming with.
The river teems with fish during the spawning season.
To be present in large quantities.
The garden teems with colorful flowers in the spring.
(especially of rain) to fall heavily; pour down
It was teeming with rain all afternoon.
(chiefly dialect) to pour or empty out (a liquid)
She carefully teemed the soup into smaller containers.
(archaic) to give birth to; bring forth offspring
The ewe teemed two lambs during the night.
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