teeming

¹

[ tee-ming ]

adjective

1. abounding or swarming with something, as with people:

   We elbowed our way through the teeming station.

2. prolific or fertile.

teeming

²

[ tee-ming ]

adjective

1. falling in torrents:

   a teeming rain.

Other Words From

• teeming·ly adverb
• teeming·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of teeming¹

First recorded in 1525–35; teem ¹ + -ing ²

Origin of teeming²

First recorded in 1685–95; teem ² + -ing ²

Example Sentences

“These results suggest that the Uranian system could be much more exciting than previously thought. There could be moons there that could have the conditions that are necessary for life, they might have oceans that below the surface that could be teeming with fish!”

From BBC

At a time when capitulating to the mainstream was regarded as selling out, R.E.M.’s move to a major label stung, as if the band had sloughed off its loyalists for the teeming masses.

From Los Angeles Times

Once the fill soil is in place, the builders will add a final layer of top soil, a rich mix that was dredged from the bottom of Malibu Lake 70 years ago and has been resting near Paramount Ranch ever since, teeming with the beneficial microbes so important to this project’s success.

From Los Angeles Times

As the co-founder of a small venture capital firm, Farrell has been particularly critical of Breed’s handling of San Francisco’s post-COVID economy and the hallowed-out downtown once teeming with tourists and workers.

From Los Angeles Times

“Religious America is awakening, perhaps just in time for our country’s sake,” Reagan told a teeming crowd of evangelical voters in August 1980.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• brimming
• filled
• overflowing
• packed
• swarming