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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Just outside the hotel’s tranquil walls, guests will find a vibrant neighborhood teeming with restaurants, bars and cafés, as well as the Museum of Ancient Art adjacent to the hotel.
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Monica Mendal, Vogue, 1 July 2025
Led by special ops Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson), paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey), and ship captain Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali), a unit infiltrates Ile Saint-Hubert along the equator, an island teeming with dinosaurs.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
Foot traffic was sparse Tuesday morning on South Broadway, a street normally teeming with shoppers and pedestrians.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Like so many great Mozart finales, the finale to last week’s show teemed with vocal polyphony.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Monica Mendal, Vogue, 1 July 2025
Led by special ops Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson), paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey), and ship captain Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali), a unit infiltrates Ile Saint-Hubert along the equator, an island teeming with dinosaurs.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
Foot traffic was sparse Tuesday morning on South Broadway, a street normally teeming with shoppers and pedestrians.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Like so many great Mozart finales, the finale to last week’s show teemed with vocal polyphony.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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“Teem with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teem%20with. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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