TEEM, verb intransitive 1. To bring forth, as young. If she must teem Create her child of spleen-- 2. To be pregnant; to conceive; to engender young. TEEMing buds and cheerful greens appear. 3. To be full; to be charged; as a breeding animal; to be prolific. Every head teems with politics. 4. To bring forth; to produce, particularly in abundance. The earth teems with fruits; the sea teems with fishes. TEEM, verb transitive To produce; to bring forth. What's the newest grief? Each minute teems a new one. [This transitive sense is not common.] 1. To pour. [Not in use.]
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