Meaning
to swarm, to teem
- to teem, swarm, or crawl in large numbers (often with 'di')
In a sentence
La piazza brulica di turisti fin dalle prime ore del mattino.
The square teems with tourists from early morning.
Il vecchio tronco non brulicava di formiche prima della pioggia.
The old log was not swarming with ants before the rain.
Perché quella strada brulica sempre di gente a quest'ora?
Why is that street always swarming with people at this hour?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| brulicare | infinitive |
| brulico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| brulichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brulica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brulichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| brulicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brulicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brulicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| brulicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| brulicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| brulicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| brulicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| brulicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| brulicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| brulicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| brulicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| brulicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| brulicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| brulicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| brulicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| brulicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| brulicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| brulicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| brulicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| brulicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| brulichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| brulichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brulichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brulichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| brulichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brulichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brulicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| brulicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| brulicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| brulicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| brulicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| brulicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| brulicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| brulicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| brulicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| brulicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| brulichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| brulicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| brulica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| brulichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| brulicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| brulicando | gerund |
| brulicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' when used intransitively. Commonly constructed with 'di' ('brulicare di persone/insetti').