teem in German
teem in German is von etwas wimmeln, vor etwas strotzen, überborden — teem means to be so full that something is almost spilling over.
teem in German
von etwas wimmeln
To be stocked to overflowing.
vor etwas strotzen
To be stocked to overflowing.
überborden
To be stocked to overflowing.
überquellen
To be stocked to overflowing.
ausgießen
(archaic) To empty.
entleeren
(archaic) To empty.
schütten
(archaic) To empty.
gießen
Früchte hervorbringen
(obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
Früchte tragen
(obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
Junge werfen
(obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
Nachwuchs hervorbringen
(obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
Nachwuchs zeugen
(obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
schwanger sein
(obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
What does "teem" mean?
- verb To be so full that something is almost spilling over.
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verb To be present in very large numbers.
"Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins."
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verb To fall heavily and in great abundance.
"Rain teemed from a moonless sky. Splashing in white dashes on the boating lake. Puddles grew at the feet of a man in a crash helmet and a long dark riding coat. Rain streamed down his goggles as he watched Miriam's window."
- verb To produce young or fruit; to be pregnant, or to multiply.
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teem in a sentence
- Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.
- Rain teemed from a moonless sky. Splashing in white dashes on the boating lake. Puddles grew at the feet of a man in a crash helmet and a long dark riding coat. Rain streamed down his goggles as he watched Miriam's window.
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What is "teem" in German?
"teem" in German is von etwas wimmeln, vor etwas strotzen, überborden. teem means: To be so full that something is almost spilling over.
Are there other ways to say "teem" in German?
Yes — German has 14 translations listed for "teem": von etwas wimmeln, vor etwas strotzen, überborden, überquellen, ausgießen, entleeren.
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