teeming

¹ American  

[tee-ming] / ˈti mɪŋ /

adjective

1. abounding or swarming with something, as with people.

   We elbowed our way through the teeming station.

2. prolific or fertile.

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teeming ² American  

[tee-ming] / ˈti mɪŋ /

adjective

1. falling in torrents.

   a teeming rain.

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Other Word Forms

• teemingly adverb
• teemingness noun

Etymology

Origin of teeming¹

First recorded in 1525–35; teem ¹ + -ing ²

Origin of teeming²

First recorded in 1685–95; teem ² + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Concert halls are packed, the famed Tretyakov Gallery is teeming even on a midweek afternoon.

From Barron's

These derelict streets, wind-swept by the bracing North Sea air, were once the envy of the community, teeming with life.

From BBC

It was a time in London teeming with humans.

From The Wall Street Journal

An ocean teeming with sea life, from tiny coral polyps to massive whales to birds skimming the surface of the waves.

From Literature

It was uninhabited by humans but teeming with wildlife— iron-beaked gaganas flew overhead, glinting in the sun, and as the boat drew in, a cluster of small wildcats with luminescent fur went sprinting away.

From Literature

Related Words

• brimming
• filled
• overflowing
• packed
• swarming