Teem

v. i. [imp. & p. p. TEEMED; p. pr. & vb. n. TEEMING.] [A-S. tyman, teman, teamian, to produce. Cf. TEAM.]

1Sense 1. To bring forth, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear.

Teeming buds and cheerful greens appear. Dryden.

2Sense 2. To be pregnant; to conceive; to engender young.

If she must teem, Create her child of spleen. Shak.

3Sense 3. To be full or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to overflowing; to be prolific. “His mind teeming with schemes of future deceit to cover former villainy.” W. Scott.

v. t. 1. To produce; to bring forth.

What's the newest grief? Each minute teems a new one. Shak.

2Sense 2. To pour. [Obs.] Swift.