Pullulate

/ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/

Synonyms for "pullulate" (102 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Verb(5 words)

swarm teem abound bourgeonburgeon forth

aboundabound withbe alive withbe fruitfulbe productivebeget blossom brewbristle withbud burgeonburst forthburst withclutter crawlcrawl with

Strong matches (30)

creep withcrowd develop engender fill flood flourish flow fructify gather gemmate germinate growgrow rankgrow uphypertrophy increase jamknow no boundsleaf

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leaf outleave luxuriate mature multiply mushroom

Verb(4 words)

germinate grow increase multiply

Related words (51)

outgrow overabound overbrim overdevelop overflowoverflow withovergrow overrun overspill overspread overswarm overtop pack procreate proliferatepullulate withput forthput forth leavesput out budsreproduce

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riot rootrun riotshootshoot upspill overspring upsproutsprout upstrike rootsuperabound swarmswarm withtake rootteemteem withthrivethrong withtower upshoot upspear upspring upsprout vegetate wax

Verb(6 words)

overflow pour shoot sprout spud stream

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6 relation types

More general

11 entries

abound breed buzz crowdcrowd togetherfill grow hum increase multiply seethe

More specific

8 entries

breed crowd germinate overflow reproduce sprout swarm teem

Collocations

6 entries

abundance density growth proliferation swarm teem

Inflections

3 entries

pullulated pullulates pullulating

Derivations

2 entries

pullulation pullulent

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

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