bombinate

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Definition of bombinate in English English dictionary

to buzz or hum

{f} buzz, hum, drone

To hum; to boom

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.