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pullulate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pullulate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pullulate [ v. i.]
- To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly.

Meaning of 'pullulate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pullulate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move in large numbers
Example in sentence:
  • beggars pullulated in the plaza;
  • people were pouring out of the theater
Meaning (2):
- be teeming, be abuzz
Example in sentence:
  • her mind pullulated with worries;
  • The garden was swarming with bees;
  • The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen
Meaning (3):
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
Example in sentence:
  • the potatoes sprouted

Nearby Words:

pulas pulchritude pule puled puler pulex pulicene pulicose pulicous puling

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