PULLULATE Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word pullulate. (close relations)
pullulated
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| swarm | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a moving crowd • a group of many things in the air or on the ground verb • be teeming, be abuzz • move in large numbers | ||||||
| teem | verbv | |||||
verb • be teeming, be abuzz • move in large numbers | ||||||
| abound | verbv | |||||
verb • be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities • be in a state of movement or action | ||||||
| burgeon | verbv | |||||
verb • grow and flourish | ||||||
| flourish | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a showy gesture • an ornamental embellishment in writing • a display of ornamental speech or language • the act of waving • (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments verb • grow vigorously • make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance • move or swing back and forth | ||||||
| multiply | verbv | |||||
adverb • in several ways; in a multiple manner verb • combine by multiplication • combine or increase by multiplication • make multiple copies of • have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) • have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant | ||||||
| proliferate | verbv | |||||
verb • grow rapidly • cause to grow or increase rapidly | ||||||
| thrive | verbv | |||||
verb • grow vigorously • make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance | ||||||
| bourgeon | verbv | |||||
verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate | ||||||
| germinate | verbv | |||||
verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate • work out • cause to grow or sprout | ||||||
| pour | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to run • move in large numbers • pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment • flow in a spurt • supply in large amounts or quantities • rain heavily | ||||||
| shoot | verbv | |||||
noun • a new branch • the act of shooting at targets verb • hit with a missile from a weapon • kill by firing a missile • fire a shot; release • make a film or photograph of something • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly • run or move very quickly or hastily • move quickly and violently • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective • record on photographic film • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully • cause a sharp and sudden pain in • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors • throw dice, as in a crap game • spend frivolously and unwisely • score • utter fast and forcefully • measure the altitude of by using a sextant • produce buds, branches, or germinate • give an injection to | ||||||
| sprout | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud • a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate • put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | ||||||
| spud | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland • a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds verb • initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum • produce buds, branches, or germinate | ||||||
| stream | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) verb • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind • exude profusely • move in large numbers • rain heavily • flow freely and abundantly | ||||||
| burgeon forth | verbv | |||||
verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate | ||||||
