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to bombinate

to bombinate

9.9
To make a low buzzing sound like bees
  • verb
  • /ˈbɑːmɪneɪt/
  • Archaic
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  • He listened to the old machine bombinate softly in the corner of the workshop.

Examples

  • The bees began to bombinate as soon as the sun came out.

  • The bees bombinate around the garden.

  • At dusk, the cicadas bombinate in the trees, filling the air with sound.

  • Can you hear the insects bombinating in the trees?

  • The bees bombinate around the flowers, creating a soothing background buzz.

  • As we walked through the forest, we could hear the insects bombinating in the warm afternoon sun.

  • The old refrigerator bombinates, filling the kitchen with a constant humming sound.

Synonyms

to rumble
vsto bombinate
  • Literature
84 2.5

To make a low, deep, continuous sound

focuses on higher, vibrating insectlike noise rather than deep resonance
to hum
vsto bombinate
49 1.0

Make a low steady sound like a machine

is a more literary or formal way to name that steady sound
to buzz
vsto bombinate
42 1.1

To make a low steady sound like a bee

is a more formal word for the same insectlike humming sound
to drone
vsto bombinate
1 5.8

To make a long low steady sound

emphasizes insectlike vibration and musical hum rather than monotone dullness
to bombilate
vsto bombinate
  • Archaic
9.9

Make a low buzzing sound like bees

is the modern spelling used for the same buzzing sense
to burr
vsto bombinate
7.9

To make a low buzzing or humming sound

refers to a general buzzing or droning noise rather than a whirr
to bizz
vsto bombinate
9.9

To make a short low buzzing sound like a small electronic motor or insect

denotes a continuous humming sound rather than a brief burst

How Loud

to drone
1 5.8
to bombinate
  • Archaic
9.9
to hum
49 1.0
murmur
36 4.1

Surface Forms

bombinate infinitive
bombinated past
bombinated past participle
bombinating present participle
bombinates third person singular

Etymology

The word bombinate comes from the Latin bombinare, from bombus meaning 'a buzzing sound'. So, bombinate means to 'buzz' or 'drone', like the deep hum of a bee.