teem
1. be teeming, be abuzz (Freq. 1)
- The garden was swarming with bees
- The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen
- her mind pullulated with worries
• Syn:
pullulate, swarm
• See Also:
teem in
• Derivationally related forms:
swarm (for: swarm)
• Hypernyms:
hum, buzz, seethe
• Hyponyms:
crawl
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Something ----s
- The streets teem with crowds
2. move in large numbers
- people were pouring out of the theater
- beggars pullulated in the plaza
• Syn:
pour, swarm, stream, pullulate
• Derivationally related forms:
stream (for: stream), swarm (for: swarm)
• Hypernyms:
crowd, crowd together
• Hyponyms:
spill over, spill out, pour out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
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