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teem

UK
/tiːm/
US
/tim/

Translations

teemverb
teemed
Past Simple
teemed
Past Participle
teeming
Gerund
UK
/tiːm/
US
/tim/
The forest teems with wildlife.
Лес кишит дикой природой.
Additional translations
изобиловать
наполнять
Synonyms
flood
be rife
burst
brim
proliferate
swarm
overflow
abound

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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