pullulate — Dictionnaire anglais

Verbe

1. To multiply rapidly.

2. To germinate.

3. To teem with; to be filled (with).

   Exemples

   I must say the whole of Oxford has become most peculiar suddenly. Last night it was pullulating with women.

Verbe

1. be teeming, be abuzz

   Synonymes

   teemswarm

   Termes génériques

   humbuzzseethe

   Exemples

   The garden was swarming with bees

   The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   her mind pullulated with worries

2. move in large numbers

   Synonymes

   pourswarmstreamteem

   Termes génériques

   crowdcrowd together

   Exemples

   people were pouring out of the theater

   beggars pullulated in the plaza

3. produce buds, branches, or germinate

   Synonymes

   shootspudgerminatebourgeonburgeon forthsprout

   Termes génériques

   grow

   Exemples

   the potatoes sprouted

4. become abundant; increase rapidly

   Termes génériques

   increase

5. breed freely and abundantly

   Termes génériques

   breedmultiply