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- [bom-buh-neyt]
- /ˈbɒm bəˌneɪt/
- /bˈɒmbɪnˌeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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.
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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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