English Dictionary: teeming | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for teeming | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Teem \Teem\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Teeming}.] [OE. temen, AS. t[c7]man, t[?]man, from te[a0]m. See {Team}.] 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Teeming \Teem"ing\, a. Prolific; productive. Teeming buds and cheerful appear. --Dryden. |