teeming Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb be teeming, be abuzz
   swarm; teem; pullulate.
   
   • The garden was swarming with bees
   • The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen
   • her mind pullulated with worries
2. verb move in large numbers
   swarm; teem; stream; pour; pullulate.
   
   • people were pouring out of the theater
   • beggars pullulated in the plaza
3. adjective satellite abundantly filled with especially living things
   
   • the Third World's teeming millions
   • the teeming boulevard

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