bombinate

From Medieval Latin bombināre, present active infinitive of bombinō (“buzz, hum”), variant of Latin bombilō, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιάζειν (bombuliázein), from βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming”), of imitatory origin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɒmbɪneɪt/

bombinate (third-person singular simple present bombinates, present participle bombinating, simple past and past participle bombinated)

1. to buzz or hum
   • 1973, HMS Surprise:

     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.

• bombination