teem

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Verb 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Verb 1.3 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English tēman

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• Rhymes: -iːm

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to teem (third-person singular simple present teems, present participle teeming, simple past and past participle teemed)

1. To be stocked to overflowing
2. To be prolific; to abound.

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Old Norse tœma.

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to teem (third-person singular simple present teems, present participle teeming, simple past and past participle teemed)

1. (archaic) To empty.

[edit] Anagrams

• meet
• mete