teem

//tiːm//
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Verb

teemInfinitive
teemPresent tense
teemedPast tense
teemedPast participle
teemingPresent participle
teemsThird-person singular
1

To be full of or swarming with something; to abound.

The river teems with fish.

Verb

teemInfinitive
teemPresent tense
teemedPast tense
teemedPast participle
teemingPresent participle
teemsThird-person singular
1

(Of rain) to fall heavily; to pour.

It was teeming with rain, so we decided to stay indoors.

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