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verb (used without object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
to make a humming or buzzing noise.
Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin bombinātus, past participle of bombināre, apparently coined by Rabelais on basis of Latin bombilāre to hum, buzz < Greek bombyliázein, derivative of bómbos; see bomb
1875–80; < Neo-Latin bombinātus, past participle of bombināre, apparently coined by Rabelais on basis of Latin bombilāre to hum, buzz < Greek bombyliázein, derivative of bómbos; see bomb
Related forms
bom·bi·na·tion, noun
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Word Origin & History
bombinate
"make a buzzing noise," 1816 (bombination), from L. bombinare, corrupted from bombitare "to hum, buzz," from bombus "a deep, hollow sound; hum, buzz," echoic.
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