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teem

/tim/ /tiːm/
verb Regular verbteem teemed
General
  1. 1 kaynamak, dolup taşmak

Definition (English)

To be full of people, animals or things moving around.

Example Sentences

  1. The forest floor seemed to teem with insects and small creatures.
    Orman zemini böcekler ve küçük canlılarla kaynıyor gibiydi.
  2. The city streets were teeming with people during the festival.
    Festival sırasında şehir caddeleri insanlarla dolup taşıyordu.
Informal
  1. 1 bardaktan boşanırcasına yağmak

Definition (English)

(of rain) To fall very heavily.

Example Sentences

  1. It was teeming with rain when we left the house.
    Evden çıktığımızda yağmur bardaktan boşanırcasına yağıyordu.
  2. We stayed indoors because it was teeming down all afternoon.
    Bütün öğleden sonra bardaktan boşanırcasına yağdığı için evde kaldık.

Verb Forms Regular

Base teem
/tim/
Past teemed
/timd/
Participle teemed
/timd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edteem → teemed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /m/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. teemed /timd/

Synonyms

swarmaboundbe full of

Collocations

teem with lifeteem with fishteem with peopleteem with insectsteem with activity

Related Words

populationinsectsfishabundance