Definition of
Teem
- (verb, motion) move in large numbers
beggars pullulated in the plaza - (verb, stative) be teeming, be abuzz
The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen
her mind pullulated with worries
- (verb, motion) move in large numbers
via WordNet, Princeton University
Alternate forms of Teem
Hyponyms: crawl, pour out, spill out, spill over
Hypernyms: buzz, crowd, crowd together, hum, seethe
Origin of the word Teem
- "abound, swarm," O.E. teman (Mercian), tieman (W.Saxon) "give birth to, produce," from P.Gmc. *taumijanan, from PIE *deuk- "to lead" (see duke). Related to team in its now-obsolete O.E. sense of "family, brood of young animals." The meaning "be fertile, abound, swarm" is first recorded 1593; teeming in this sense is from 1715. more
- "to flow copiously," c.1300, from O.N. toema "to empty," from tomr "empty," cognate with O.E. tom "empty." The original notion is of "to empty a vessel," thus "to pour out." more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Teem
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