teem with
phrasal verb
teemed with; teeming with; teems with
: to be full of (life and activity) : to have many (people or animals) moving around inside
The river teems with fish.
—usually used as (be) teeming withThe river was teeming with fish.
streets teeming with shoppers
—sometimes used figurativelyMy mind is teeming with ideas.
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Gamboa is a vibrant green jungle town less than an hour’s drive from Panama City into the middle of the canal’s route teeming with capybaras, sloths, monkeys and crocodiles and sitting directly on the lake.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Head out with Jupiter Dive Center, a local dive shop and PADI 5-Star operation, which departs from the inlet for daily two or three-tank charters (from $120, for two tanks) that visit offshore wrecks and reefs teeming with life.
—Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
The driver was killed in a firefight with police following the attack along Bourbon St. near Canal St. in an area teeming with New Year’s revelers, the FBI said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
The solution teems with bacteriophages, viruses resembling tiny rocket ships.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 31 Dec. 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Head out with Jupiter Dive Center, a local dive shop and PADI 5-Star operation, which departs from the inlet for daily two or three-tank charters (from $120, for two tanks) that visit offshore wrecks and reefs teeming with life.
—Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
The driver was killed in a firefight with police following the attack along Bourbon St. near Canal St. in an area teeming with New Year’s revelers, the FBI said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
The solution teems with bacteriophages, viruses resembling tiny rocket ships.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Teem with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teem%20with. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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