bombinate
verb/ˈbɒmbɪneɪt/
Etymology
From Medieval Latin bombināre (“buzz, hum”), variant of Latin bombilō, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιάζειν (bombuliázein), from βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming”), of imitative origin.
- derived from βομβυλιάζειν
- derived from bombilō
Definitions
to buzz or hum
to buzz or hum; to speak idly, vacuously, or to little effect.
- 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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
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