teems

verb

present tense third-person singular of teem
as in bursts
to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teems
  1. bursts
  2. buzzes
  3. abounds
  4. hums
  5. bulges
  6. brims
Verb
  • Things quickly take a terrifying turn during surgery when a scorpion tail suddenly bursts through Perry’s back, attacking one of the surgeons mid-operation.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Haaland bursts our bubble almost immediately by scoring in the opening five minutes, and Burnley miss a few good first-half chances, with striker Zian Flemming particularly culpable.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of bursts
Verb
  • Your phone buzzes in your pocket.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Every once in a while, a player buzzes in with an answer that truly catches fans off-guard.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
Definition of buzzes
Verb
  • Classic luxury abounds at this hotel, from the Beaux Arts architecture to the white-glove service with a smile.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
  • Seasonal produce abounds, and it was all made even tastier with a jar of fresh toum from Obour Foods, which added garlicky zest to meals for days after a recent visit.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of abounds
Verb
  • This deck area positively hums with IG brunch-scene potential.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
  • To prevent its data centers from overheating, SpaceX plans to adopt liquid cooling, but not the kind that hums inside your desktop PC.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Definition of hums
Verb
  • According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of bulges
Verb
  • Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • On sunny days at Spiteful Brewing, the garage doors are flung open and the outdoor patio brims with friends toasting the summer in Chicago over snacks or pizza.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of brims
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