bombilate

B3O1M3B3I1L1A1T1E1

verb

To hum or buzz.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbbombilate (third-person singular simple present bombilates, present participle bombilating, simple past and past participle bombilated)

present singular third person bombilates · participle present bombilating · participle past bombilated · past bombilated

  1. rareTo hum or buzz.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake a buzzing sound

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbombizātum
  2. Englishbombilate

From Latin bombizātum, supine form of bombizō (“buzz, fart”).

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Chicago

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