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bom·bi·nate
(bŏm′bĭ-nāt′)intr.v. bom·bi·nat·ed,
bom·bi·nat·ing,
bom·bi·nates To buzz; hum.
[Late Latin bombināre, bombināt-, variant of Latin bombilāre, from bombus, a rumbling, buzzing; see bomb.]
bom′bi·na′tion n.
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bombinate
(ˈbɒmbɪˌneɪt) vb (intr) literary to make a buzzing noise. Also (rare): bombilate
[C19: from Latin bombināre, variant of bombilāre to buzz]
ˌbombiˈnation, bombilation n
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bom•bi•nate
(ˈbɒm bəˌneɪt)
v.i. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. to make a humming or buzzing noise.
[1875–80; < New Latin bombinātus]
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bombinate
Past participle: bombinated
Gerund: bombinating
| Imperative |
|---|
| bombinate |
| bombinate |
| Present |
|---|
| I bombinate |
| you bombinate |
| he/she/it bombinates |
| we bombinate |
| you bombinate |
| they bombinate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I bombinated |
| you bombinated |
| he/she/it bombinated |
| we bombinated |
| you bombinated |
| they bombinated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am bombinating |
| you are bombinating |
| he/she/it is bombinating |
| we are bombinating |
| you are bombinating |
| they are bombinating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have bombinated |
| you have bombinated |
| he/she/it has bombinated |
| we have bombinated |
| you have bombinated |
| they have bombinated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was bombinating |
| you were bombinating |
| he/she/it was bombinating |
| we were bombinating |
| you were bombinating |
| they were bombinating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had bombinated |
| you had bombinated |
| he/she/it had bombinated |
| we had bombinated |
| you had bombinated |
| they had bombinated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bombinate |
| you will bombinate |
| he/she/it will bombinate |
| we will bombinate |
| you will bombinate |
| they will bombinate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have bombinated |
| you will have bombinated |
| he/she/it will have bombinated |
| we will have bombinated |
| you will have bombinated |
| they will have bombinated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be bombinating |
| you will be bombinating |
| he/she/it will be bombinating |
| we will be bombinating |
| you will be bombinating |
| they will be bombinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been bombinating |
| you have been bombinating |
| he/she/it has been bombinating |
| we have been bombinating |
| you have been bombinating |
| they have been bombinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been bombinating |
| you will have been bombinating |
| he/she/it will have been bombinating |
| we will have been bombinating |
| you will have been bombinating |
| they will have been bombinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been bombinating |
| you had been bombinating |
| he/she/it had been bombinating |
| we had been bombinating |
| you had been bombinating |
| they had been bombinating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bombinate |
| you would bombinate |
| he/she/it would bombinate |
| we would bombinate |
| you would bombinate |
| they would bombinate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have bombinated |
| you would have bombinated |
| he/she/it would have bombinated |
| we would have bombinated |
| you would have bombinated |
| they would have bombinated |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | bombinate - make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
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