bombinate
Meanings
verb
- to buzz or hum; to speak idly, vacuously, or to little effect.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin bombināre (“buzz, hum”), variant of Latin bombilō, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιάζειν (bombuliázein), from βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming”), of imitative origin.
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