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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Streets are teeming with people racing to events, despite tech season being weeks away, when conferences like Dreamforce, Disrupt, TedAI and SF Tech Week take over the city.
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Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Given his erratic career, punctuated by long hiatuses and abounding in uncompleted, delayed, and jinxed projects—his filmography teems with the abject terms inachevé and non tourné (unfinished and unmade)—the final verdict remains inconclusive.
—James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025
Once built, the new FAT (Food Art Technology) Village will transform the former FAT Village Arts District into a dynamic destination teeming with apartments, bars, restaurants, shops, offices, art studios and galleries.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Downtown was teeming with people attending the Cincinnati Music Festival at Paycor Stadium.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 July 2025
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Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Given his erratic career, punctuated by long hiatuses and abounding in uncompleted, delayed, and jinxed projects—his filmography teems with the abject terms inachevé and non tourné (unfinished and unmade)—the final verdict remains inconclusive.
—James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025
Once built, the new FAT (Food Art Technology) Village will transform the former FAT Village Arts District into a dynamic destination teeming with apartments, bars, restaurants, shops, offices, art studios and galleries.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Downtown was teeming with people attending the Cincinnati Music Festival at Paycor Stadium.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 July 2025
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“Teem with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teem%20with. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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