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Teem: meaning, example and synonyms

Teemv. To be full of or swarming with living things or activity.

Flashcard for Teem (verb): to be full of or swarming with living things or activity. Example: Each spring the tidal marsh teems with migrating shorebirds, which pause to feed on the worms and crabs exposed at low tide. Synonyms: swarm, abound, brim, overflow. Antonyms: lack, be empty, be scarce. Memory tip: A TEEMing pond is TEAMing with life: crowded like a team. Illustration: a wide tidal marsh at low tide crowded with hundreds of shorebirds feeding on the mudflats, a birdwatcher in a raincoat with binoculars on a boardwalk.

Example

Each spring the tidal marsh teems with migrating shorebirds, which pause to feed on the worms and crabs exposed at low tide.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
swarm, abound, brim, overflow
Antonyms
lack, be empty, be scarce
Memory tip
A TEEMing pond is TEAMing with life: crowded like a team.

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Question 1

After the monsoon rains, the once-dry riverbed ______ with frogs, insects, and darting fish that had lain dormant in the mud for months.

Question 2

On market days the narrow streets of the old quarter ______ with traders, shoppers, and street musicians from dawn until well after dark.

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