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bombilating. present participle and gerund of bombilate.
make a buzzing sound. DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘bombilate'.Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback
to make a buzzing noise. Also (rare): bombilate (ˈbɒmbɪˌleɪt ) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. bombination (ˌbombiˈnation) or bombilation (ˌbombiˈlation) noun. Word origin. C19: from Latin bombināre, variant of bombilāre to buzz.
Bombilate is a verb meaning to make a low rumbling sound, as of thunder or a bomb. It is a borrowing from Latin and has only one meaning in OED, which has not been fully revised yet.
Bombilation is a noun that means a buzzing, droning sound. It comes from Latin and is related to words like bombus (bumblebee) and bombilāre (to buzz).
bombilate. 2 senses: rare → another name for bombinate literary to make a buzzing noise Also (rare): bombilate (ˈbɒmbɪˌleɪt).... Click for more definitions.
UK /ˈbɒmbɪleɪt/ verb (no object) (rare) buzz; hum Examples Smoke, indeed, was pouring out of the dining room, and the gong was bombilating. British There is a fine echo about these words, which keeps bombilating round and round in the head with utter defiance of sense and progress.
