teeming

teem ¹  (tm)

v. teemed, teem·ing, teems

v.intr.

1. To be full of things; abound or swarm: A drop of water teems with microorganisms.

2. Obsolete To be or become pregnant; bear young.

v.tr. Archaic

To give birth to.

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[Middle English temen, to beget, bear, from Old English teman, tman; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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teemer n.

teeming·ly adv.

Synonyms: teem¹, abound, crawl¹, overflow, swarm¹
These verbs mean to be abundantly filled or richly supplied: The street teemed with pedestrians. The garden abounds with flowers. The sidewalk was crawling with vendors. The house overflowed with guests. The parade route swarmed with spectators.

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teem ²  (tm)

tr.v. teemed, teem·ing, teems

To pour out or empty: teemed the molten ore into a huge mold.

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[Middle English temen, from Old Norse töma.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

teeming - abundantly filled with especially living things; "the Third World's teeming millions"; "the teeming boulevard" abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

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teeming¹

adjective full, packed, crowded, alive, thick, bursting, numerous, crawling, swarming, abundant, bristling, brimming, overflowing, fruitful, replete, chock-full, brimful, chock-a-block The area is usually teeming with tourists.
wanting, short, lacking, deficient

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teeming²

adjective pouring, lashing, pelting, sheeting, streaming, belting (slang), bucketing down (informal) I arrived early to find it teeming with rain.

Translations

teeming [ˈtiːmɪŋ] ADJ → numerosísimo; [rain] → torrencial
the teeming millions → los muchos millones

teeming

adj

streets → von Menschen wimmelnd; crowd → wuselnd; the world’s teeming millions → die Millionen und Abermillionen von Menschen (auf der Erde)

(= pouring) rain → strömend