Synonyms for pullulate
ˈpʌl yəˌleɪtpul·lu·late

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1. teem, pullulate, swarmverb

   be teeming, be abuzz

   "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

   Synonyms:
   teem, spud, sprout, swarm, pour, germinate, bourgeon, shoot, burgeon forth, stream

2. pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulateverb

   move in large numbers

   "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

   Synonyms:
   pelt, burgeon forth, bourgeon, teem, shoot, pour, rain buckets, spud, stream, decant, pour out, germinate, sprout, swarm, rain cats and dogs, well out

3. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sproutverb

   produce buds, branches, or germinate

   "the potatoes sprouted"

   Synonyms:
   shoot, teem, scud, blast, sprout, hit, film, snap, take, bourgeon, swarm, buck, shoot down, fool away, fritter, dissipate, dart, frivol away, burgeon forth, develop, stock, scoot, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, pour, stream, fool, photograph, tear, dash, spud, flash, pip, evolve

4. pullulateverb

   become abundant; increase rapidly

   Synonyms:
   teem, spud, sprout, swarm, pour, germinate, bourgeon, shoot, burgeon forth, stream

5. pullulateverb

   breed freely and abundantly

   Synonyms:
   teem, spud, sprout, swarm, pour, germinate, bourgeon, shoot, burgeon forth, stream

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1. • Breed
   • Crowd
   • Hum
   • Increase

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1. pullulateverb

   Synonyms:
   germinate, bud, shoot, sprout, vegetate, push, grow, put forth, burst forth, shoot forth

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