Teem — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be teeming, be abuzz

move in large numbers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈiːm/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈiːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈiːm/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈiːm/.

Examples

The garden was swarming with bees
The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen
her mind pullulated with worries

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swarm stream pullulate pour

Parts of Speech

verb	be teeming, be abuzz “The garden was swarming with bees”
verb	move in large numbers “people were pouring out of the theater”

Word Forms

swarm	noun	a group of many things in the air or on the ground
stream	noun	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wimmeln

es wimmelt, es herrscht Aufregung

🇫🇷French

équipe

être en ébullition, être en effervescence

🇪🇸Spanish

abundar

estar lleno, estar alborotado

🇮🇹Italian

brulicano

essere brulicante, essere in fermento

🇳🇱Dutch

wemelt

wemelt, bruist

🇵🇹Portuguese

fervoroso

estar fervilhante, estar agitado

🇷🇺Russian

изобиловать

быть кишащим, гудеть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टीम

खचाखच भरा होना, गहमा-गहमी होना

🇧🇩Bengali

টিম

teeming হতে, abuzz হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

டீம்

உற்சாகமாக இரு, கலகலப்பாக இரு

🇮🇳Telugu

టీమ్

ఉత్సాహంగా, సందడిగా ఉండండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટીમ

ભરપૂર થવું, ધૂમ મચાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೀಮ್

ತುಂಬಿ ತುಳುಕುತ್ತಿರು, ಅಬ್ಬರದಿಂದಿರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടീം

തിങ്ങിനിറയുക, അലയടിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیم

ملنا جلنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拥挤

热闹起来，热闹起来

🇯🇵Japanese

チーム

賑わう、騒がしい

🇰🇷Korean

비우다

떠들썩하다, 떠들썩하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đông đúc

hãy đông đúc, hãy ồn ào

🇹🇭Thai

เต็ม

คึกคัก, คึกคัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkerumun

menjadi penuh, menjadi ramai

🇵🇭Filipino

sagana

maging masagana, maging magulo

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زخر

تكون تعج، تكون ضجيجا

🇮🇷Persian

پر کردن

پرآشوب باش، غوغا کن

🇹🇷Turkish

kalabalık

coşkulu olmak, coşkulu olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁרוֹץ

להיות שוקק, להיות סוער

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What is the primary definition of the word 'teem'?

The primary meaning of 'teem' is 'be teeming, be abuzz'.

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Using 'teem' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'teem' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'teem' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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