- bombilate
- To loudly hum or buzz continuously
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
bombilate
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Bombilate — Bom bi*late, v. i. [LL. bombilare, for L. bombitare. See {Bomb}, n.] To hum; to buzz. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bombilate — verb make a buzzing sound bees were buzzing around the hive • Syn: ↑buzz, ↑bombinate • Derivationally related forms: ↑bombilation, ↑bombination (for: ↑bombinate), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bombilate — v.i. buzz; boom. ♦ bombilation, ♦ bombination, n … Dictionary of difficult words
bombinate — verb make a buzzing sound bees were buzzing around the hive • Syn: ↑buzz, ↑bombilate • Derivationally related forms: ↑bombilation (for: ↑bombilate), ↑bombination, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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