1 B2 idiomatic informal
To rain very heavily and continuously.
"We had to cancel the match because it was absolutely teeming down."
teem down
B2 informal intransitive
To rain very heavily.
In plain English
To rain really, really hard — like buckets of water falling from the sky.
What does "teem down" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
Primarily British English. Almost always used in continuous tenses: 'it's teeming down.' The subject is almost always impersonal 'it'. Learners should note this is different from 'teem with', which means to be full of something.
Words that pair with "teem down"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
outside rain weather
How to conjugate "teem down"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
teem down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
teems down
he/she/it
Past simple
teemed down
yesterday
Past participle
teemed down
have + pp
-ing form
teeming down
continuous
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