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Definition of Bombination
1. Noun. Sound of rapid vibration. "The buzz of a bumble bee"
Generic synonyms: Sound
Derivative terms: Bombilate, Bombinate, Buzz, Buzz
Definition of Bombination
1. n. A humming or buzzing.
Definition of Bombination
1. Noun. the act or sound of humming or buzzing; hum, buzz ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bombination
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bombination
Literary usage of Bombination
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Editorials and Editorial-writing by Robert Wilson Neal (1921)
"In an editorial on enator Knox's resolution and the debate upon it on Wednesday
last, the Times speaks of the discussion of that document as "a bombination ..."
2. An Introduction to Entomology, Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects by William Kirby, William Spence (1818)
"But the most sonorous fliers of this order are the larger humble-bees, whose
bombination, boom' ing, or bombing, may be heard from a considerable distance, ..."
3. Putnam's Word Book: A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of by Louis Andrew Flemming (1919)
"uproar, vociferation, hubbub, din, clamor, tumult. hum, n. drone, murmur, buzz,
bombination; croon. hum, v. drone, murmur, buzz, ..."
4. The Garden's Story: For Pleasures and Trials of an Amateur Gardener by George Herman Ellwanger (1889)
"This species has a habit of hovering over the flowers or in mid-air with a loud
bombination, while chasing his mate, and seems more alert and quickly ..."
5. Pictorial Calendar of the Seasons, by John Aikin (1854)
"... of all insect harmonies, Kirby remarks, that it ceases when she alights; that
of the wasp and hornet is more sonorous. The bombination of humble-bees ..."
6. The Play of Man by Karl Groos (1901)
"Genuine love involves, as I have occasion to remark, a bombination of the sexual
and fostering instincts; therefore woman's need of his help is a strong ..."
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