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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of teem.

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Examples

  • The unparalleled amount of literature that surrounds his name teems with concise, vivid sentences on every conceivable subject, and the more they are read and studied, the more wonderful appears their wisdom.

    Drake Nelson and Napoleon Runciman, Walter 1919

  • I chose, too, the most pregnant passages, those wherein every word teems with latent meaning, that he might form an idea of the degrees of excellence of which this art is capable.

    Miscellany 1784

  • Diane Wei Liang has written a lament for her homeland, one that teems with regret for what could have been.

    Lake with No Name: Summary and book reviews of Lake with No Name by Diane Wei Liang. 2009

  • Had I forgotten the everyday was filled with teems of people, relatives, sound and sounds, smells and smells.

    Journey Shelagh Power-Chopra 2011

  • But Raj is telling his story as an old, unsteady man, and he constantly interrupts himself to pour out his grief: "When I speak of David, my heart is heavy, my head teems, and I am so assailed by regrets that I could weep."

    Roaming on Urban Streets Sam Sacks 2011

  • It teems with photos of the Scieszka family and memorabilia of the era: a Wiffle Ball logo, MAD magazine cover, image from a Dick-and-Jane reader.

    2009 February 07 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009

  • On Shadow Beach teems with action, drama and compelling situations. . .

    At Hidden Falls Barbara Freethy 2011

  • And who wants to be reminded that the wreath-draped mall teems with pickpockets or that burglars may strike after we leave for the airport?

    2009 December 17 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009

  • On Shadow Beach teems with action, drama and compelling situations. . .

    At Hidden Falls Barbara Freethy 2011

  • And who wants to be reminded that the wreath-draped mall teems with pickpockets or that burglars may strike after we leave for the airport?

    A Sherlock Holmes Christmas Story — ‘The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle’ « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009

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