pulular

v.

1 to swarm.

2 to pullulate, to swarm, to teem.

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pulular

► verbo intransitivo

1 to swarm

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1. VI

1) (=bullir) to swarm (por around)

los turistas pululan por el vestíbulo del hotel — the tourists are swarming around the hotel lobby, the hotel lobby is throbbing o swarming with tourists

2) (=abundar) to swarm (de with)

aquí pululan los mosquitos — this place is teeming o swarming with mosquitoes

2.

VT LAm to infest, overrun

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verbo intransitivo

a) (bullir) muchedumbre to mill around

b) (abundar)

por aquí pululan mosquitos nucleos — there are swarms of mosquitos here

aquí pululan los rateros — this place is teeming o crawling with pickpockets

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= buzz with, mill around, run + rampant.

Ex. The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.

Ex. The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex. While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.

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verbo intransitivo

a) (bullir) muchedumbre to mill around

b) (abundar)

por aquí pululan mosquitos nucleos — there are swarms of mosquitos here

aquí pululan los rateros — this place is teeming o crawling with pickpockets

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= buzz with, mill around, run + rampant.

Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.

Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.

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pulular [A1 ]

vi

1 (bullir) «muchedumbre» to mill around

2

(abundar): aquí pululan los mosquitos en verano it's swarming with mosquitos here in the summer

aquí pululan los rateros this place is teeming o crawling with pickpockets

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pulular (conjugate pulular) verbo intransitivo

a) (bullir) [muchedumbre] to mill around

b) (abundar):

◊ aquí pululan los mosquitos there are swarms of mosquitos here

pulular verbo intransitivo to swarm around: la gente pululaba alrededor del famoso novelista, the people swarmed around the famous novelist
'pulular' also found in these entries:
English:
mill about
- mill around
- swarm

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pulular vi

1. [insectos] to swarm

2. [personas] to mill around;

miles de turistas pululaban por el centro de la ciudad Br the city centre o US downtown was swarming with thousands of tourists

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pulular

v/i mill around

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pulular vi

abundar: to abound, to swarm

en el río pululan los peces: the river is teeming with fish