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- Dictionarypullulating/ˈpʌljʊleɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. very crowded and lively; teeming: "the towers of our pullulating megalopolis"
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1. a. : germinate, sprout. b. : to breed or produce freely. the country's pullulating population. 2. : swarm, teem. the island pullulated with tourists. pullulation. ˌpəl-yə-ˈlā-shən. noun. Did you know? To remember the history of "pullulate," think chickens.
verb. (of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm. (of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or germinate. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˌpulluˈlation, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. pul lu·la tion noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of pullulate 1.
full of life or activity. a pullulating mass of people. Check pronunciation: pullulating. Definition of pullulating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Biology) (of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm. 2. (Botany) (of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or germinate. [C17: from Latin pullulāre to sprout, from pullulus a baby animal, from pullus young animal] ˌpulluˈlation n.
Definitions of pullulate. verb. produce buds, branches, or germinate. synonyms: bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, shoot, sprout, spud. germinate. cause to grow or sprout. see more. verb. breed freely and abundantly.
2 meanings: 1. (of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm 2. (of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of pullulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
pullulate in American English. (ˈpʌljuˌleɪt ; ˈpʌljəˌleɪt ) verb intransitive Word forms: ˈpulluˌlated or ˈpulluˌlating. 1. to sprout out; germinate; bud. 2. to breed quickly. 3. to spring up in abundance; teem or swarm.
Origin of Pullulate. From the Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth" ), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout" ), diminutive of pullus. From Wiktionary.
Jun 2, 2024 · pullulate (third-person singular simple present pullulates, present participle pullulating, simple past and past participle pullulated) To multiply rapidly. To germinate. To teem; to be filled (with).
