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.

  1. derived from bombilō
  2. derived from bombinō — “buzz, hum

Definitions

  1. 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.

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