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TEEM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move in large numbers

Example:

beggars pullulated in the plaza

Synonyms:

pour; pullulate; stream; swarm; teem

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "teem" is one way to...):

crowd; crowd together (to gather together in large numbers)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "teem"):

pour out; spill out; spill over (be disgorged)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be teeming, be abuzz

Example:

her mind pullulated with worries

Synonyms:

pullulate; swarm; teem

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "teem" is one way to...):

buzz; hum; seethe (be noisy with activity)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "teem"):

crawl (be full of)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sentence example:

The streets teem with crowds

Also:

teem in (exist in large quantity)

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