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| pullulate | (v) become abundant; increase rapidly |
| pullulate | (v) breed freely and abundantly |
| abound in | (v) exist in large quantity, Syn. pullulate with, teem in |
| pour | (v) move in large numbers, Syn. stream, swarm, teem, pullulate, Example: people were pouring out of the theater; beggars pullulated in the plaza |
| shoot | (v) produce buds, branches, or germinate, Syn. sprout, spud, pullulate, burgeon forth, germinate, bourgeon, Example: the potatoes sprouted |
| teem | (v) be teeming, be abuzz, See also: teem in, Syn. pullulate, swarm, Example: The garden was swarming with bees; The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen; her mind pullulated with worries |
| Pullulate | v. i. [ L. pullulatus, p. p. of pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout, dim. of pullus. See pullet. ] To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Repullulate | v. i. [ L. repullulare, repullulatum. See Pullulate. ] To bud again. [ 1913 Webster ] Though tares repullulate, there is wheat still left in the field. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
