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Definition of bombilate in English: bombilateverbˈbɒmbɪleɪt [no object]rare Buzz; hum. Example sentencesExamples - The parish priest bombilated like a great bee.
- The front part of the house buzzed and bombilated with them, and a constant hum came from the rear.
- I was exhausted and losing concentration but a few insects were bombilating in from the flight.
- There is a fine echo about these words, which keeps bombilating round and round in the head with utter defiance of sense and progress.
- Smoke, indeed, was pouring out of the dining room, and the gong was bombilating.
Synonyms hum, drone, bumble, whir, fizz, fuzz, hiss, sing, murmur, whisper
Derivatives noun rare When the bombilation became too fearful, Lovaina called out from her bed: "Make smaller noise! Nobody is asleep!" Example sentencesExamples - They take the form of a submerged roar, a bombilation of sound coming up from the bottom of the sea.
- The whip argued with the bombilation of the flies over the sugary dew of our sores.
- This bombilation aroused the house, and a waiter entered the room flourishing a napkin authoritatively.
- Instantly a bombilation of laughter surged over the auditorium.
Synonyms hum, humming, buzzing, murmur, drone, whir, whirring, fizz, fizzing, fuzz, hiss, singing, whisper
Origin Late 19th century: from medieval Latin bombilare 'to buzz', from Latin bombus 'humming' (see bomb). |