teem with
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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Cole’s canvases were synthetic constructions teeming with homilies.
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia’s old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world.
—Darko Bandic, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia's old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Venter took many samples himself, jumping off his sailboat in places like the South Pacific, into areas teeming with sharks.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia’s old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world.
—Darko Bandic, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia's old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Venter took many samples himself, jumping off his sailboat in places like the South Pacific, into areas teeming with sharks.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Teem with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teem%20with. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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