Also means
to crawl (with)
Usage Note
Brulicare describes a dense, bustling movement — insects swarming, a crowd teeming: la piazza brulicava di gente. It is intransitive and typically followed by di. It takes avere as auxiliary. The related noun brulichio captures the continuous buzzing or swarming sound/motion.
Examples
"Il mercato brulicava di venditori e clienti."
Natural Translation
The market was teeming with sellers and customers.
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