bombinate
/ˈbɒmbɪneɪt/
bombinate verb: to buzz or hum; to speak idly, vacuously, or to little effect.
Verb
bombinate (third-person singular simple present bombinates, present participle bombinating, simple past and past participle bombinated)
- to buzz or hum; to speak idly, vacuously, or to little effect.
- None of this multitude of thinkers and their satellites brought his thoughts into really conclusive contact with the others. To do it would have been to discover much practical identity and so lose distinction. After their fashion, each bombinated abundantly with only the slightest regard to other...1941, H.G. Wells, You Can't be Too Careful: A Sample of Life 1901-1951, London: Secker & Warburg, page 284
- So full a ship, so close-packed a world, moving urgently along, surrounded by its own vacuum; each man bombinating in his own, no doubt.1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
bombinate meaning in Tamil and Bengali
bombinate in Tamil
- முரளொலி
bombinate in Bengali
- গুঞ্জন করা, অলসভাবে, শূন্যভাবে, অল্প প্রভাবে কথা বলা
Forms of bombinate
| third-person singular present | bombinates |
|---|---|
| present participle | bombinating |
| past participle | bombinated |
| past | bombinated |
Origin of bombinate
From Medieval Latin bombināre (“buzz, hum”), variant of Latin bombilō, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιάζειν (bombuliázein), from βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming”), of imitative origin.
Words formed from bombinate
Questions about bombinate
- What does bombinate mean?
- Bombinate means to buzz or hum; to speak idly, vacuously, or to little effect.
- What is bombinate in Tamil?
- Bombinate in Tamil is முரளொலி. See Bombinate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bombinate?
- Bombinate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce bombinate?
- Bombinate is pronounced /ˈbɒmbɪneɪt/.
- What is the past tense of bombinate?
- The past tense of bombinate is bombinated.
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