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teem

verbCommon GRE wordMore T words

to be full of or swarming with something

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In a sentence

Teem in a sentence

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The tide pool teemed with crabs, snails, and darting silver fish.

Synonyms
aboundswarmoverflowbrim
Antonyms
lackwant
Common questions

Questions about “teem

Teem (verb) means to be full of or swarming with something
Here is teem used in an example sentence: "The tide pool teemed with crabs, snails, and darting silver fish."
Common synonyms for teem include abound, swarm, overflow, brim.
Antonyms of teem include lack, want.
Teem is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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