pulular

to swarm

pulular(poo-loo-lahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to be full of)

a. to swarm

Dicen que las ratas pululan por las alcantarillas de la ciudad.

They say that rats are swarming around the city sewers.

b.

no direct translation

¡No entres! Los murciélagos pululan en la cueva.

Don't go in there! The cave is teeming with bats.

Bajo esas rocas pululan los gusanos.

The space under those rocks is crawling with maggots.

2. (to move in a disorderly way; used with "por")

a. to swarm around

Los turistas pululaban por el aeropuerto buscando su vuelo.

The tourists swarmed around the airport looking for their flight.

b. to mill around

Era tarde pero mucha gente seguía pululando por las calles.

It was late but plenty of people were still milling around the streets.

pulular

intransitive verb

1. (general)

a. to swarm

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pulular

intransitive verb

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

Pululan jóvenes y no tan jóvenes parejas a vuestro alrededor Todos ellos pululan estos días por los desfiles de moda decenas de futbolistas extranjeros que pululan por la Liga española,

2 (abundar) to swarm;de with

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

transitive verb

(Latinoamérica) to infest; overrun