Definition of 'teem'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present
tense teems
, present participle teeming
, past tense, past participle teemed
verb [usually cont]
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teem in British English 1
verb
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Word origin
Old English tēman to produce offspring; related to West Saxon tīeman; see teamWord Frequency
teem in British English 2
verb
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Derived forms
teemer (ˈteemer) noun
Word origin
C15 temen to empty, from Old Norse tœma; related to Old English tōm, Old High German zuomīg empty
Word Frequency
teem in American English 1
verb intransitive
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If you say that a place is teeming with people or animals, you mean that it is crowded and the people and animals are moving around a lot.
For most of the year, the area is teeming with tourists.
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