pulular
to swarm
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To be somewhere in overwhelming numbers, all moving at once
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Pulular means to swarm and refers to being somewhere in overwhelming numbers, all moving at once. It's related to the Spanish word pollo0, since a yard of chickens swarms over the feed the moment you scatter it.
pulular
to swarm, to teem, to be crawling with (creatures)
Small creatures filling a place, either as the swarm itself or as the place they have taken over.
Las hormigas pululaban alrededor del azúcar caídoThe ants were swarming around the spilled sugar
El estanque pulula de renacuajos en primaveraThe pond teems with tadpoles in spring
to mill around, to swarm (people)
A crowd filling a place and moving through it with no clear direction.
La gente pululaba por el mercado buscando ofertasPeople were milling around the market looking for deals
Los turistas pululaban por la plaza sin rumbo fijoThe tourists were swarming over the plaza with no set direction
to abound, to be everywhere (figurative)
Rumors, theories, and the like turning up everywhere at once.
En internet pululan los rumores sobre el nuevo modeloRumors about the new model abound on the internet
Pululan las teorías, pero nadie sabe la verdadTheories are everywhere, but nobody knows the truth