teem
/tiːm/
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American sound/tiːm/
teem
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teem /ti:m/ v ~ (with sth ) / (down ) (esp in the continuous tenses)
မိုးသည်းထန်သည်။ a teeming downpour ❍ It was teeming with rain. ❍ The rain was teeming down.
❏ teeming adj အလွန်များပြားသော။ ဖွေးဖွေးလှုပ်နေသော။ the city's teeming millions ❍ teeming insects.
❏ teem with sth [PHRV ] (esp in the continuous tenses) များပြားသည်။ ဖွေးဖွေး လှုပ်နေသည်။ a river teeming with fish ❍ City streets teeming with tourists. ❍ His mind is teeming with bright ideas.
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- teem /ti:m/ v ~ (with sth ) / ( down ) (esp in the continuous tenses) မိုးသည်းထန်သည်။ a teeming downpour
- It was teeming with rain.
- The rain was teeming down. ❏ teeming adj အလွန်များပြားသော။ ဖွေးဖွေးလှုပ်နေသော။ the city's teeming millions
- teeming insects. ❏ teem with sth [PHRV] (esp in the continuous tenses) များပြားသည်။ ဖွေးဖွေး လှုပ်နေသည်။ a river teeming with fish
- City streets teeming with tourists.
- His mind is teeming with bright ideas.
Synonyms
swarm, abound, be full, be stuffed, be loaded, be crammed, be abundant, be crawling with, be full of, be numerous, be plentiful, be prolific, bear, brim, bristle, bucket, burst, burst at seams, bustle, crawl, crawler, crowd, filler, flow, full, grow, harrier, infest, jam, overflow, overrun, overspread, pack, packer, pelt, pour, pour out, produce, prosper, pullulate, rain, rain cats and dogs, roll in, shower, stream, superabound, swarmer, swell, swim in, wallow in, worrier
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