teems in English

verb

1

be full of or swarming with.

every garden is teeming with wildlife

synonyms: be full of, be filled with, be alive with, be brimming with, abound in, be swarming with, be aswarm with, be packed with, be crawling with, be overrun by, bristle with, seethe with, be thick with, be jam-packed with, be chock-full of

2

(of water, especially rain) pour down; fall heavily.

with the rain teeming down at the manor, Italy seemed a long way off

synonyms: pour (down), (really) come down, pelt down, beat down, come down in torrents, come down in buckets, come down in sheets, rain cats and dogs

verb

be full of, be filled with, be alive with, be brimming with, abound in, be swarming with, be aswarm with, be packed with, be crawling with, be overrun by, bristle with, seethe with, be thick with, be jam-packed with, be chock-full of
pour (down), (really) come down, pelt down, beat down, come down in torrents, come down in buckets, come down in sheets, rain cats and dogs
swarm, pullulate
pour, swarm, stream, pullulate

Use "teems" in a sentence

1. Beneath the dead leaves, the soil of a forest teems with life.

2. Furthermore, the forest teems with reptiles, birds, insects, and mammals.

3. The Peruvian capital city of Lima, like many other modern cities, teems with millions of citizens.

4. 27 Located on the lower Kinabatangan River, the Sukau rainforest teems with wildlife, the star attraction being the proboscis monkey.

5. Antelope draws fossil fanatics to the nearby Clarno Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, while the Crooked River National Grassland teems with options for camping, hiking and fishing

6. From the mighty redwoods that tower higher than 30-story buildings to the microscopic plant life that teems in the oceans and provides much of the oxygen we breathe, Jehovah’s creative power is evident.

7. Situated at the feet of the western Pyrenees near the French border, Spain's Basque country comprises three provinces: Guipúzcoa and the popular beachfront capital of San Sebastian; Viscaya, where capital Bilbao houses the jaw-dropping Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum; and Alava, whose capital Vitoria teems with medieval architecture.