teem with
phrasal verb
teemed with; teeming with; teems with
: to be full of (life and activity) : to have many (people or animals) moving around inside
The river teems with fish.
—usually used as (be) teeming withThe river was teeming with fish.
streets teeming with shoppers
—sometimes used figurativelyMy mind is teeming with ideas.
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All along the dirt road, Steele points to hillsides teeming with new poplar trees.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Instagram teems with tarot, spell jars, and manifestation memes.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
No Straw man: For the majority of these playoffs, interim head coach David Adelman has waved his finger to a slew of different bodies sitting at the end of his bench, as the Nuggets have looked for any passable eighth-man minutes against a Thunder team teeming with fresh legs.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
The Breakers attracted the likes of everyone who was anyone in early 20th-century America—its roster teemed with presidents, European nobility, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Astors, and more.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Instagram teems with tarot, spell jars, and manifestation memes.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
No Straw man: For the majority of these playoffs, interim head coach David Adelman has waved his finger to a slew of different bodies sitting at the end of his bench, as the Nuggets have looked for any passable eighth-man minutes against a Thunder team teeming with fresh legs.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
The Breakers attracted the likes of everyone who was anyone in early 20th-century America—its roster teemed with presidents, European nobility, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Astors, and more.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
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“Teem with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teem%20with. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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