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.
Examples of teem with in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The small brick plaza in front of the Pella, Iowa, public library was teeming with people.
—
Diana Goetsch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Soon the front lawn of their home teemed with a roiling carpet of 300 guinea pigs, all carefully labeled, numbered, and partitioned behind wire fencing.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
The world on the monitor was transfigured from a blank expanse to a colorful and variegated landscape teeming with detail.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
First on the roster is Amazon, which is teeming with thousands of deals during its first-ever Big Spring Sale, which ends Monday.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Satellite imagery shows that more than 30% of Gaza's buildings − entire neighborhoods once teeming with schools, mosques, coffee shops, traffic, clothing stores, restaurants, sports fields − have been reduced to rubble.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Such is the case in Alfred Hitchcock’s template-setting spy drama The 39 Steps, which sees two very different people face constant (and entertaining) peril in a pre-WWII English countryside teeming with spies lurking in unexpected places.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Along the coast of Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea retreats from the rocky and sandy beaches with the tide, revealing small pools teeming with life.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Best Amazon Apple Deals Amazon’s Apple section is always teeming with must-have headphones, tablets, watches, and other accessories.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
Diana Goetsch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Soon the front lawn of their home teemed with a roiling carpet of 300 guinea pigs, all carefully labeled, numbered, and partitioned behind wire fencing.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
The world on the monitor was transfigured from a blank expanse to a colorful and variegated landscape teeming with detail.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
First on the roster is Amazon, which is teeming with thousands of deals during its first-ever Big Spring Sale, which ends Monday.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Satellite imagery shows that more than 30% of Gaza's buildings − entire neighborhoods once teeming with schools, mosques, coffee shops, traffic, clothing stores, restaurants, sports fields − have been reduced to rubble.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Such is the case in Alfred Hitchcock’s template-setting spy drama The 39 Steps, which sees two very different people face constant (and entertaining) peril in a pre-WWII English countryside teeming with spies lurking in unexpected places.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Along the coast of Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea retreats from the rocky and sandy beaches with the tide, revealing small pools teeming with life.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Best Amazon Apple Deals Amazon’s Apple section is always teeming with must-have headphones, tablets, watches, and other accessories.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'teem with.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near teem with
Cite this Entry
“Teem with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teem%20with. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share