Teem

/tiːm/

Synonyms for "teem" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Verb(8 words)

swarm abound abounded abounding abounds brimming bustled bustling

aboundabound withbe alive withbe fruitfulbe productivebeget bespread bristlebristle withburst withbustle

Noun(2 words)

bubbling bursting

Strong matches (32)

Noun(2 words)

buzzing formicate

clutter congregate cram crawlcrawl withcreep withcrowd deluge diffuse drench engenderextend throughoutexuberate fill flood flow fructify gush honeycomb imbue

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increase jamknow no boundslashleave no voidleaven

Verb(4 words)

crowd discharge emit infested

Related words (52)

luxuriate multiply occupy overabound overbrim overflowoverflow withovergrow overrun overspill overspread overswarm pack pelt penetrate permeate pervade pour proliferate pullulate

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pullulate withrain reproducerun overrun riotrun throughseethe showerspill overstream suffuse superabound swarmswarm withteem withthrong withtransfuse

Noun(7 words)

overflowing swarming swarms throng thronging thrumming whirr

Verb(8 words)

pourpour forthpullulate regorge satisfy stream swarmed thronged

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More general

7 entries

buzz crowdcrowd togetheremit exist hum seethe

More specific

4 entries

crowd pour spew swarm

Collocations

5 entries

teeming cityteeming marketsteeming populationteeming streetsteeming wildlife

Inflections

3 entries

teemed teeming teems

Derivations

1 entries

teeming

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Coral reefs teem with life.

Source: tatoeba (6673924)

But well he knew his teeming pangs were vain, Till Midwife Dryden eas’d his labouring Brain;

Source: wiktionary

his mind teeming with schemes of future deceit to cover former villainy

Source: wiktionary

Fish teem in this pond.

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