Teem
/tiːm/
To teem means to be full of many things or to have a lot of something moving around. For example, a pond can teem with fish, meaning there are lots of fish swimming in it.
Examples
- The pond by our school teems with frogs and dragonflies during the warm spring months.
- In the summer, our garden teems with colorful flowers and buzzing bees that help it grow.
- The library teems with exciting books that take you on adventures to far-off places.
Synonyms
overflow
crowd
swell
fill
buzz
Antonyms
empty
lack
scarce
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