bombinate
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[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin bombināre, present active infinitive of bombinō (“buzz, hum”), variant of Latin bombilō, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιάζειν (bombuliázein), from βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming”), of imitatory origin.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbɒmbɪneɪt/
[edit] Verb
bombinate (third-person singular simple present bombinates, present participle bombinating, simple past and past participle bombinated)
- to buzz or hum
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- 1973: So full a ship, so close-packed a world, moving urgently along, surrounded by its own vacuum; each man bombinating in his own, no doubt. — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
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