teeming Definition

teem¹
verb, intr teemed, teeming

1. To be full of them or abound in them.

Example: a resort teeming with tourists
Form: teem with people (usually)
Form: teem with things
2. To be present in large numbers; to be plentiful.

Example: Fish teem in this river

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon teman to give birth.

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teem²
verb teemed, teeming

intr
1. Said of water, especially rain: to pour in torrents.

Form: teem down (usually)
2. To pour out.

Etymology: 15c: from Norse toema to empty.