teem
intransitive verb
- Obsolete to produce offspring; bear
- to be full, as though ready to bring forth young; abound; swarm: a river teeming with fish
transitive verb
to empty; pour out
intransitive verb
to pour: a teeming rain
See teem in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tēm)
verb teemed,
teem·ing,
teems verb, intransitive- To be full of things; abound or swarm: A drop of water teems with microorganisms.
- Obsolete To be or become pregnant; bear young.
verb, transitive Archaic To give birth to.
Related Forms:
(tēm)
transitive verb teemed,
teem·ing,
teems To pour out or empty: teemed the molten ore into a huge mold.
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