Teeming

Teeming
Teem Teem, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Teeming}.] [OE. temen, AS. t[=e]man, t?man, from te['a]m. See {Team}.] 1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply. [1913 Webster]

If she must teem, Create her child of spleen. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to overflowing; to be prolific; to abound. [1913 Webster]

His mind teeming with schemes of future deceit to cover former villainy. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

The young, brimful of the hopes and feeling which teem in our time. --F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Teeming — Teem ing, a. Prolific; productive. [1913 Webster] Teeming buds and cheerful appear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Teeming — Teeming. См. Разливка металла. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • teeming — index copious, full, manifold, populous, productive, profuse, prolific, replete, rife …   Law dictionary

  • teeming — (adj.) swarming, 1715, prp. adjective from TEEM (Cf. teem) (v.1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • teeming — [adj] abundant, full alive, brimful, brimming, bristling, bursting, chock full, crammed, crawling, filled, fruitful, multitudinous, numerous, overflowing, packed, plentiful, populous, pregnant, replete, rife, swarming, thick, thronged; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • teeming — teem|ing [ˈti:mıŋ] adj 1.) full of people, animals etc that are all moving around ▪ the teeming streets of the city 2.) BrE teeming rain is very heavy rain ▪ She walked home through the teeming rain …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • teeming — teeming1 teemingly, adv. teemingness, n. /tee ming/, adj. 1. abounding or swarming with something, as with people: We elbowed our way through the teeming station. 2. prolific or fertile. [1525 35; TEEM1 + ING2] teeming2 /tee m …   Universalium

  • teeming — adjective full of people, animals, etc that are all moving around: teeming city/streets/market etc: the teeming streets of Cairo …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • teeming — adjective abundantly filled with especially living things the Third World s teeming millions the teeming boulevard • Similar to: ↑abundant • Derivationally related forms: ↑teemingness …   Useful english dictionary

  • teeming — adj. Teeming is used with these nouns: ↑slum …   Collocations dictionary

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