verb
- to breed rapidly or abundantly; multiply quickly
- to exist in large numbers; swarm or teem
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Examples
- The bacteria pullulates in warm, moist conditions.
- Insects pullulate during the summer months.
- The city pullulates with tourists every spring.
- Rumors pullulate in times of uncertainty.
- The pond pullulates with algae after heavy rains.
- Ideas pullulate in creative environments.