Definition of teem Teem

/tiˈm/ - [teem] - teem

We found 15 definitions of teem from 5 different sources.

What does teem mean?

Verb teems, teeming, teemed
teem - be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
		pullulate, swarm
		buzz, hum, seethe call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"
		abound in, pullulate with, teem in exist in large quantity
		crawl move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
teem - move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
		pour, swarm, stream, pullulate
		crowd together, crowd to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
		spill out, spill over, pour out be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"

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teem (v. t.)
To pour; -- commonly followed by out; as, to teem out ale.
teem (v. t.)
To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mold, with molten metal.
teem (a.)
To think fit.
teem (v. i.)
To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
teem (v. i.)
To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to overflowing; to be prolific; to abound.
teem (v. t.)
To produce; to bring forth.

teem
tēm, v.i. to bring forth or produce: to bear or be fruitful: to be pregnant: to be full or prolific.—n. Teem′er.—adjs. Teem′ful; Teem′ing; Teem′less, barren. [A.S. teám, offspring.]
teem
tēm, v.t. and v.i. to pour, empty

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teem in sign language