bombinate

(bäm′bə nāt′)

to make a buzzing sound

Origin: < ModL bombinatus, pp. of bombinare, altered < L bombitare, to buzz < bombus, a buzzing: see bomb

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See bombinate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb bom·bi·nat·ed, bom·bi·nat·ing, bom·bi·nates

To buzz; hum.

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Origin: Late Latin bombināre, bombināt-

Origin: , variant of Latin bombilāre

Origin: , from bombus, a rumbling, buzzing; see bomb

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