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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As Rome continues to celebrate its Jubilee year, attracting by some estimates more than 30 million Christian pilgrims, the Eternal City's holy sites are teeming with activities.
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The Big 12 teemed with a batch of impressive quarterbacks, including Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell, Texas’ Colt McCoy, Kansas State’s Josh Freeman and Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
Twenty ships a week arrived at its busy ports on the Delaware River, releasing hundreds of European immigrants into Philly’s bustling streets, where wagons teeming with produce cultivated by German immigrant farmers south and west of the city arrived daily through the summer months.
—James Dodson
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
From mid-June to late September, Gulf waters teem with bay scallops, and Steinhatchee is one of Florida’s top spots to harvest them.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The Big 12 teemed with a batch of impressive quarterbacks, including Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell, Texas’ Colt McCoy, Kansas State’s Josh Freeman and Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
Twenty ships a week arrived at its busy ports on the Delaware River, releasing hundreds of European immigrants into Philly’s bustling streets, where wagons teeming with produce cultivated by German immigrant farmers south and west of the city arrived daily through the summer months.
—James Dodson
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
From mid-June to late September, Gulf waters teem with bay scallops, and Steinhatchee is one of Florida’s top spots to harvest them.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for teem with
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“Teem with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teem%20with. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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