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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.

teeming 2 American  
[tee-ming] / ˈti mɪŋ /

adjective

  1. falling in torrents.

    a teeming rain.

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

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Those same banks are teeming with relatively dormant deposits.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

It was a time in London teeming with humans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Mamikunian, on the other hand, believed the city was teeming with raw talent, but there was no place for it to develop.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Up, up, up into the night they hurtled, into the sky until the Dactyl Hill Penitentiary was just a small, torchlit pit amidst the teeming city.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

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