WHAT IS THE MEANING, ORIGIN AND USAGE OF WORD ‘TEEM’?

Meaning:  As a verb to teem with something is to be full of or swarming with it.

Origin: This word is derived from the Old English ‘timan’, which originally meant to bring forth offspring’ or ‘to give birth to’ in the late 16th Century.

Usage: The river teems with fish.

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