English
Etymology
From mediæval Latin bombinare ‘buzz’, from Latin bombus, from Greek βομβος ‘booming, humming’, of imitatory origin.
Pronunciation
IPA: /'bɒmbɪneɪt/
Verb
bombinate
- to buzz or hum
#:*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
vi:bombinate
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