teem with
Be full of
To teem with something is to be full of it, usually in a way that suggests abundance, activity, or even overcrowding.
The phrase typically describes living things or busy environments: The river teems with fish, The city streets were teeming with tourists.
It can also apply to ideas or possibilities: Her mind teemed with plans for the future.
The emphasis is on overflowing quantity rather than mere presence.
Mass of moving insects
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- throngDense pressing crowd
- multitudeVery large number
- massQuantity of matter
crowd · flock · herd · school · colony · cluster · infestation · plague
Increase in number
- breedCultivated variety of animal
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- reproduceCopy or breed
- flourishTo grow vigorously
thrive · proliferate · propagate · burgeon · mushroom · explode · bloom · blossom
swarm
Mass of moving insects
mass · crowd · flock · herd · school · colony · cluster · infestation · plague · cloud
multiply
Increase in number
flourish · thrive · proliferate · propagate · burgeon · mushroom · explode · bloom · blossom · spread
abound
Exist in plenty
- brimmingFull to the top
- repleteCompletely filled
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
bursting · awash · flush · laden · saturated · inundated · rife · alive · crawling · thick
bustle
Energetic noisy activity
commotion · hubbub · flurry · hustle · stir · motion · energy · traffic · movement · chaos