Word of the Day:
pullulate
What It Means
To multiply rapidly.
To germinate.
To teem with; to be filled (with).
Pullulate in Context
“I must say the whole of Oxford has become most peculiar suddenly. Last night it was pullulating with women.”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth”), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout”), diminutive of pullus.
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