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teem

verb

1 teem

Be teeming, be abuzz:
— The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.

synonyms: pullulate, swarm.

Roget 168: make productive etc. adj.; fructify; procreate, generate, fertilize, spermative, impregnate; fecundate, fecundify; teem, multiply; ... show more

Roget 161: produce, perform, operate, do, make, gar, form, construct, fabricate, frame, contrive, manufacture; weave, ... show more

Dutch: kiemen, krioelen, sterven, stikken, wemelen

2 teem

Move in large numbers.

synonyms: pour, pullulate, stream, swarm.

Roget 639: be sufficient etc. adj.; suffice, do, just do, satisfy, pass muster; have enough etc. n.; eat.    one's fill, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: abound, abound with, be alive with, be fruitful, be productive, beget, bespread, bristle, bristle with, burst with, bustle, clutter, cram, crawl, crawl with, creep with, crowd, diffuse, drench, engender ... show more.

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