teem with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms teem with : present tense I/you/we/they teem with he/she/it teems with present participle teeming with past tense teemed with past participle teemed with teem with someone/something to contain an extremely… … English dictionary
teem with — phr verb Teem with is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑street Teem with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑life … Collocations dictionary
teem with something — ˈteem with sth derived (usually be ˈteeming with sth) to be full of people, animals, etc. moving around • The streets were teeming with tourists. • a river teeming with fish Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
teem with — be full of or swarming with. → teem … English new terms dictionary
ˈteem with sb/sth — phrasal verb to contain an extremely large number of people, animals, or objects that are all moving around … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
teem — teem, *abound, swarm, overflow can all mean to be plentifully supplied (with) or to be rich (in). Though they are often interchangeable, each of these words may carry distinctive implications. Teem implies productiveness or fecundity {the rivers… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
teem — [ti:m] v teem down phr v [: Old English; Origin: timan, tAman] to rain very heavily ▪ It s been teeming down all day. teem with / [teem with sb/sth] phr v 1.) to be very full of people or animals, all moving about ▪ The island was teeming with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
teem — [ tim ] verb intransitive often progressive if it is teeming or teeming down, a lot of rain is falling teem with phrasal verb transitive teem with someone/something to contain an extremely large number of people, animals, or objects that are all… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
teem — Ⅰ. teem [1] ► VERB (teem with) ▪ be full of or swarming with. ORIGIN Old English, «give birth to» or «be or become pregnant»; related to TEAM(Cf. ↑team). Ⅱ. teem [2] … English terms dictionary
teem — UK [tiːm] / US [tɪm] verb [intransitive, often progressive] Word forms teem : present tense I/you/we/they teem he/she/it teems present participle teeming past tense teemed past participle teemed teem or teem down if it is teeming or teeming down … English dictionary
