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Bombinate
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Bombinate
verb 1. Buzz; hum.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"My porch light has been bombinating and flickering, so I must change it."
"The bombinating drone of the mosquitoes at dusk forced us inside."
"Wait for the bombinating sound of the saw to completely stop before you enter the garage."
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Latin, late 19th century
Why This Word?
"Bombinate" is a verb meaning "buzz or hum," but it's mostly used in its adjective form, "bombinating," as in, "The wasp's nest gave off a bombinating alarm." From medieval Latin, the word "bombinare" means "buzzing," but the root can be traced back to the Latin "bombus," meaning "humming."...
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