Definition of TEEM

teem

Meanings

Verb

  • be teeming, be abuzz
    • "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"
  • move in large numbers
  • To be stocked to overflowing.
  • To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
  • To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
  • To empty.
  • To pour (especially with rain)
  • To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mould, with molten metal.
  • To think fit.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English temen (“to bear, to support”), from Anglian Old English tēman (“to give birth”) (West Saxon tīeman), from Proto-West Germanic *taumijan (“to bridle”), from Proto-Germanic *taumijaną, from *taumaz ("bridle", continued in Modern English as team).

Synonyms

pour, pullulate, stream, swarm

Scrabble Score: 6

teem is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
teem is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
teem is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

teem is a valid Words With Friends word