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

Those same banks are teeming with relatively dormant deposits.

From Barron's

The windows weren’t glassed in at the rear of the streetcar, and the wind cooled my face as we screeched and clanged through streets teeming with motorcars and pedestrians.

From Literature

Footage reveals a bright blue, yellow and orange mountain side teeming with life - golden towers of coral growing next to coral that look like large brains.

From BBC

He previously lived for years in San Diego County, where he ran along waterways teeming with birds among reeds, willows and sycamores.

From Los Angeles Times

On New Year’s Eve, during my family’s stay, the hotel was teeming with visitors in black tie.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• brimming
• filled
• overflowing
• packed
• swarming