teeming

¹

[tee-ming]

adjective

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

   We elbowed our way through the teeming station.

2. prolific or fertile.

teeming

²

[tee-ming]

adjective

1. falling in torrents.

   a teeming rain.

Other Word Forms

• teemingly adverb
• teemingness noun

Word History and Origins

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

The farms were teeming with robot workers, and Roz couldn’t resist spying on them as she carefully slunk past.

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When ian played the Chicago music festival Lollapalooza in August, the crowd of teeming thousands seemed to know every lyric of “Oh Ok.”

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The apparent calm in the vast park, once teeming with elephants, lions and antelopes, has fuelled local hopes of a resurgence in tourism, despite warnings from Western embassies.

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Rory McIlroy and centuries of history blended beautifully as the Ryder Cup winner tackled a "special" golf course this week in the Indian capital, teeming with wildlife and usually hidden from view.

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New York City has challenged legions of writers who have attempted to wrestle its teeming humanity, its ever-evolving economy and the sheer too-muchness of its more than 350-year history into literary form.

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