teem in Spanish
teem in Spanish is bullir, hervir, rebosar — teem means to be so full that something is almost spilling over.
teem in Spanish
bullir
To be stocked to overflowing.
hervir
To be stocked to overflowing.
rebosar
To be stocked to overflowing.
fructificar
(obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
proliferar
(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 Spanish?
"teem" in Spanish is bullir, hervir, rebosar. teem means: To be so full that something is almost spilling over.
Are there other ways to say "teem" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 5 translations listed for "teem": bullir, hervir, rebosar, fructificar, proliferar.
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