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teem

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[ teem ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile (usually followed by with ).

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Obsolete. to be or become pregnant; bring forth young.


verb (used with object)

  1. Obsolete. to produce (offspring).

teem

2

[ teem ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to empty or pour out; discharge.

teem

1

/ پː /

verb

  1. intrusually foll bywith to be prolific or abundant (in); abound (in)
  2. obsolete.
    to bring forth (young)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

teem

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/ پː /

verb

  1. intr; often foll by down or with rain to pour in torrents

    it's teeming down

  2. tr to pour or empty out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ𳾱, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٱİ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teem1

before 900; Middle English temen, Old English ŧ, tīeman to produce (offspring), derivative of ŧ team

Origin of teem2

1250–1300; Middle English temen < Old Norse æ to empty, derivative of ō empty, cognate with Old English ō free from
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teem1

Old English ŧ to produce offspring; related to West Saxon ī𳾲; see team

Origin of teem2

C15 temen to empty, from Old Norse ٲճ; related to Old English ō, Old High German ܴdzī empty
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"So, if the association with life is real, then this planet will be teeming with life," he told me.

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Those figures represent a drop from the much larger numbers of salmon, in some years more than 1 million fish, that teemed along California’s Pacific coast in the early 2000s.

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Today, wild donkeys teem in areas of San Bernardino County, where they have become a safety hazard on local roads.

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Soon, though, it will teem with teens: Palisades Charter High School is expected to reopen there in late April.

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The last party chairman, former legislative leader Brulte, had an Rolodex teeming with donors.

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