Bombinate

/ˈbɒmbɪneɪt/ verb

Definition

To buzz, hum, or drone like a bee.

Etymology

From Latin 'bombinare' (to buzz/hum), from 'bombus' (a humming sound), from Greek 'bombos.' An onomatopoeia that traveled from Greek buzzing to Latin humming to English droning.

Kelly Says

Bees BOMBINATE! Say it: BOM-bin-ate! It sounds like a tiny engine warming up! This word buzzed its way from ancient Greece through Latin to your vocabulary. Even the etymology hums! 🐝

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቡንቦንታ
ARالعربية
طنين
BNবাংলা
গুনগুন করা
CACatalà
borinada
CSČeština
bzučet
DADansk
surrende
DEDeutsch
summen
ELΕλληνικά
μουρμουρίζω
ESEspañol
zumbar
FAفارسی
وزوز کردن
FISuomi
surista
FRFrançais
bourdonner
GUGU
ગણગણાટ
HAHA
jiniya
HEעברית
זמזום
HIहिन्दी
गुनगुनाना
HUMagyar
zümmögés
IDBahasa Indonesia
berdengung
IGIG
iriri
ITItaliano
ronzare
JA日本語
ブンブン音
KKKK
дуу болу
KMKM
សំឡេងលាន់
KO한국어
윙윙거리다
MRMR
गुंजन
MSBahasa Melayu
berdengung
MYမြန်မာ
အော်သံ
NLNederlands
zoemen
NONorsk
surre
PAPA
ਗੁੰਜਾਰਨਾ
PLPolski
brzęczeć
PTPortuguês
zumbir
RORomână
zbârnâi
RUРусский
гудеть
SVSvenska
surra
SWKiswahili
kufa kwa sauti
TAதமிழ்
முழுமுழு
TEతెలుగు
గుంగుమ
THไทย
เสียงโหยวน
TLTL
umingal
TRTürkçe
vızıldamak
UKУкраїнська
гудіння
URاردو
گنگناہٹ
VITiếng Việt
kêu vo vo
YOYO
ariwo idan
ZH中文
嗡嗡声
ZUZU
ukugoqa

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