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adjective

Definition of teemingnext
as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified oceans teeming with life

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teeming

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verb

present participle of teem
as in bursting
to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeming
  1. bursting
  2. crowded
  3. buzzing
  4. abundant
  5. brimming
  6. packed
  7. rife
  8. awash
Verb
  • Graceful Arizona sycamores shade the courtyards where shoppers stroll past splashing fountains and beds bursting with flowers.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Another bonus is that with September comes many spectacles of nature—from harvest bounties (meaning that local cuisine is at its best, bursting with fresh flavours) and New England’s leaf-peeping displays to the great migration of wildebeest in the Serengeti.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of bursting
Adjective
  • Creating visually appealing content helps brands stand out in the crowded market, making their products more desirable.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In a crowded market, especially in cannabis, authenticity sets you apart and turns consumers into loyal advocates.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of crowded
Verb
  • The ongoing geopolitical issues globally have kept the defense stocks buzzing.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Those who consume it are plunged into vivid hallucinations, often preceded by a loud buzzing noise, that last between 24 and 48 hours.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of buzzing
Adjective
  • In one of these observations, Booth and her colleagues found abundant methanol (opens a new tab) within a nearby planet-forming disk.
    Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
  • While design details vary among the units, marble bathrooms and abundant natural light are a commonality.
    Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of abundant
Verb
  • As one of the oldest cities in America, the town is brimming with 18th-century history and charm.
    Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
  • For lovers of joie de vivre, the impressive new Wine & Travel France is a treasure of pleasures, brimming with French beauty and bounty.
    Laura Manske, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of brimming
Adjective
  • Renderings show dancers, aerialists and more performing for a packed house, decorated completely as a period circus performance.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The wildly popular attraction, which winds through a mile of the tightly packed urban garden, includes tens of thousands of glittering LED lights, special drinks and more.
    John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of packed
Adjective
  • Anti-China sentiment is rife among Baloch separatist groups.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
  • But the fire is burning in steep, jagged terrain that is proving difficult to access — including areas such as the Ishi Wilderness that haven’t burned in decades and so are overgrown and rife for fire, Tracy said.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024
Definition of rife
Adjective
  • The new bridge is square where the old bridge is round, bustling instead of deserted, awash in the sounds of schools and neighborhoods nearby.
    Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Every hour spent in the garden, on the other hand, is awash in the unknowable.
    Manjula Martin, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of awash
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