Definitions

teem

[teem] / tim /

VERB

be abundant, full

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brim bustle crawl overflow overrun swarm swell

STRONG

abound bear bristle burst crowd flow grow jam pack pour produce prosper pullulate rain shower

WEAK

be crawling with be full of be numerous be plentiful be prolific burst at seams pour out roll in superabound swim in wallow in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

retreat

STRONG

fail

WEAK

lack need want

Example Sentences

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Concert halls are packed, the famed Tretyakov Gallery is teeming even on a midweek afternoon.

From Barron's

These derelict streets, wind-swept by the bracing North Sea air, were once the envy of the community, teeming with life.

From BBC

The 18th century teemed with picaresque tales of comic misadventure.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was a time in London teeming with humans.

From The Wall Street Journal

An ocean teeming with sea life, from tiny coral polyps to massive whales to birds skimming the surface of the waves.

From Literature