Synonyms of pullulate

Verb


1. teem, pullulate, swarm, hum, buzz, seethe

usage: be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

2. pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate, crowd, crowd together

usage: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

3. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout, grow

usage: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"

4. pullulate, increase

usage: become abundant; increase rapidly

5. pullulate, breed, multiply

usage: breed freely and abundantly

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Definition and meaning of pullulate (Dictionary)