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

"Our study demonstrates the potential of tree islands to transform biodiversity-poor agricultural lands into ecosystems teeming with biodiversity and native plants."

From Science Daily

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

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

The Coppename river runs through the middle of the rainforest and is teeming with wildlife.

From BBC

Related Words

• brimming
• filled
• overflowing
• packed
• swarming