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January 12, 2010 by Grant Barrett

Bombinate and bombilate, bumble and bum

Today’s words of the day are bombinate and bombilate, both meaning “to buzz” or “to hum.” They’re probably related to the bumble in bumblebee, “to make a humming or droning sound; to buzz,” and to a meaning of bum, “to rush with a murmuring sound.”

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