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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Whatever turns out to be the motive of Kirk’s assassin, the websites Bluesky and Reddit were teeming with left-wing celebrations of his death.
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
At Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, trails wind through salt marshes, shrublands, and forests teeming with migrating birds—from sandpipers and plovers to herons and owls—as well as the occasional New England cottontail rabbit.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
No liquor, no food, just an enormous outdoor patio teeming with Carolina Blue, popular bands, students, alumni and celebrities.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Here on Earth, our thin atmosphere, dominated by nitrogen and oxygen gases, holds the key evidence that an alien civilization would need to determine that yes, our world is teeming with life.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
At Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, trails wind through salt marshes, shrublands, and forests teeming with migrating birds—from sandpipers and plovers to herons and owls—as well as the occasional New England cottontail rabbit.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
No liquor, no food, just an enormous outdoor patio teeming with Carolina Blue, popular bands, students, alumni and celebrities.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Here on Earth, our thin atmosphere, dominated by nitrogen and oxygen gases, holds the key evidence that an alien civilization would need to determine that yes, our world is teeming with life.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Teem with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teem%20with. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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