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bom·bi·nate (bäm′bə nāt′)

intransitive verb bombinated -·nat′ed, bombinating -·nat′·ing

to make a buzzing sound

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

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