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

Australia's oceans are teeming with sharks, with great whites topping the list of species that might fatally chomp a human.

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And for all of her desire and ambition to become a reporter, it turns out that there’s this city around her that’s teeming with stories that she doesn’t even glimpse, even though they’re right there.

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He spent the rest of his life traveling for similar projects and produced a teeming library of naturalist studies.

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It was jarring to see the roads empty here, as the area is usually teeming with people late into the night.

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The dusty grass verges surrounding the prison are teeming with noisy prairie dogs scurrying into their burrows whenever disturbed by prison vehicles coming and going.

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