Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teeming

/ˈtiːmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: teem-ing
IPA: /ˈtiːmɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of teem

adj

Abundantly filled with especially living things.

adj

Referring to large quantities of rain.

Inflected Forms

more teeming (comparative) most teeming (superlative)

Derived Forms

teemingly teemingness unteeming

Homonyms

teaming

Rhymes With

screaming streaming dreaming seeming teaming steaming gleaming scheming beaming redeeming theming leeming

Questions

How do you pronounce teeming?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiːmɪŋ/.
What does teeming mean?: present participle and gerund of teem

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