单词 | pullulate |
释义 | pullulate (once / 114751 pages) v WORD FAMILY pullulate: pullulated, pullulates, pullulating, pullulation+/pullulation: pullulations USAGE EXAMPLESRecords attesting to his death were pullulating like insect eggs and verifying each other beyond all contendon. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) The long narrative paragraphs and clearly recurring motifs intertwine and pullulate, drawing the ear and interest along. Washington Post(Apr 28, 2016) Hope, who disparaged the country as a land “Where second hand Europeans pullulate / Timidly on the edge of alien shores.” New York Times(Apr 11, 2014) 1v produce buds, branches, or germinate Syn|Hyper bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, shoot, sprout, spud germinate cause to grow or sprout grow increase in size by natural process 2v breed freely and abundantly Hyper breed, multiply have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) 3v become abundant; increase rapidly Hyper increase become bigger or greater in amount 4v be teeming, be abuzz her mind pullulated with worries Syn|Hypo|Hyper swarm, teem crawl be full of buzz, hum, seethe be noisy with activity 5v move in large numbers beggars pullulated in the plaza Syn|Hypo|Hyper pour, stream, swarm, teem pour out, spill out, spill over be disgorged crowd, crowd together to gather together in large numbers |
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