- ˈteem with sb/sth
- phrasal verb
to contain an extremely large number of people, animals, or objects that are all moving around
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ˈteem with sb/sth
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teem with something — ˈteem with sth derived (usually be ˈteeming with sth) to be full of people, animals, etc. moving around • The streets were teeming with tourists. • a river teeming with fish Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
teem — [ti:m] v teem down phr v [: Old English; Origin: timan, tAman] to rain very heavily ▪ It s been teeming down all day. teem with / [teem with sb/sth] phr v 1.) to be very full of people or animals, all moving about ▪ The island was teeming with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
teem — [tiːm] verb teem with sb/sth … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
teem — also teem down verb (I) BrE to rain very heavily: It s been teeming down all day. teem with sth phrasal verb (transitive not in passive) to be full of people, animals etc: be teeming with: Times Square was teeming with theater goers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
life — noun 1 living things ADJECTIVE ▪ intelligent ▪ Is there intelligent life on other planets? ▪ animal, bird, human, insect, plant … Collocations dictionary
street — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, wide ▪ narrow ▪ bustling, busy, congested, crowded ▪ pedestrian … Collocations dictionary
