teem

Meaning

1. To be stocked to overflowing.
2. To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
3. (obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.

Synonyms

swarm

abound

pullulate

overflow

pour

stream

be rich

infest

pelt

rain cats and dogs

rain dogs and cats

become pregnant

swell

be scattered

pour down

rain buckets

rain pitchforks

piss down

be emaciated

be plentiful

be found everywhere

be lavishly common

bucket down

chuck it down

pullulate with

bucket

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be very talkative

conceive

crowded

get pregnant

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/tiːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: temen

Inherited from Old English: tīeman

Cognate with English: toom

In summary

From Middle English temen (“to bear, to support”), from Old English tēman (“to give birth”).