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单词 bombilate
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Definition of bombilate in English:

bombilate

verbˈbɒmbɪleɪt
[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

  • bombilation

  • 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).

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