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crawl vs pullulate

pullulate vs crawl

crawl is a noun but pullulate is not a noun.

crawl and pullulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crawl Yes No Yes No
pullulate No No Yes No
As verbs, pullulate is a hypernym of crawl; that is, pullulate is a word with a broader meaning than crawl:
  • crawl: be full of
  • pullulate: be teeming, be abuzz
Other hypernyms of crawl include swarm, teem.
crawl (noun) pullulate (noun)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
a very slow movement
crawl (verb) pullulate (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground breed freely and abundantly
swim by doing the crawl produce buds, branches, or germinate
show submission or fear become abundant; increase rapidly
be full of move in large numbers
feel as if crawling with insects be teeming, be abuzz
Difference between crawl and pullulate

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