Teem, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Teemed p. pr. & vb. n. Teeming.]
1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
If she must teem,
Create her child of spleen. --Shak.
2. To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to overflowing; to be prolific; to abound.
His mind teeming with schemes of future deceit to cover former villainy. --Sir W. Scott.
The young, brimful of the hopes and feeling which teem in our time. --F. Harrison.
Teem·ing, a. Prolific; productive.
Teeming buds and cheerful appear. --Dryden.
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teeming
adj : abundantly filled with especially living things; "the Third
World's teeming millions"; "the teeming boulevard";
"harried by swarming rats" [syn: swarming]