Bombinate Definition
bŏmbĭ-nāt
bombinated, bombinates, bombinating
verb
To make a buzzing sound.
Webster's New World
To buzz; hum.
American Heritage
Origin of Bombinate
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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.
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin bombināre, bombināt- variant of Latin bombilāre from bombus a rumbling, buzzing bomb
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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