Bombilate
Verb
Pronunciation:
/ˈbɒmbɪleɪt/
Line breaks:
bom¦bi|late
Definition
To make a humming or buzzing noise.
Examples
• Smoke, indeed, was pouring out of the dining room, and the gong was bombilating.
• There is a fine echo about these words, which keeps bombilating round and round in the head with utter defiance of sense and progress.
• I was exhausted and losing concentration but a few insects were bombilating in from the flight.
Etymology:
Late 19th century: from medieval Latin bombilare 'to buzz', from Latin bombus 'humming' Earliest documented use: 1600s.
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