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bombinate

bom·bi·nate
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bom-buh-neyt]
    • /ˈbɒm bəˌneɪt/
    • /bˈɒmbɪnˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bom-buh-neyt]
    • /ˈbɒm bəˌneɪt/

Definitions of bombinate word

  • verb bombinate to make a buzzing noise 3
  • intransitive verb bombinate to make a buzzing sound 3
  • verb without object bombinate to make a humming or buzzing noise. 1
  • verb bombinate to buzz or hum. 0

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Origin of bombinate

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < New Latin bombinātus, past participle of bombināre, apparently coined by Rabelais on basis of Latin bombilāre to hum, buzz < Greek bombyliázein, derivative of bómbos; see bomb

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Parts of speech for Bombinate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bombinate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for bombinate

verb bombinate

  • reverberate — to reecho or resound: Her singing reverberated through the house.
  • hum — to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
  • whisper — to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
  • bumble — to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way
  • sibilate — to hiss.

Antonyms for bombinate

verb bombinate

  • silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
  • soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
  • pile — the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
  • stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
  • collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.

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