Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A buzzing or droning sound; report; noise. Also
bombulation .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A humming sound; a booming.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
humming orbooming sound.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun sound of rapid vibration
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Examples
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A deep-toned booming note came then from the hills, commencing like the warning siren of a space liner approaching its berth and swelling to a bombilation of ear-shattering sound that set the steel of the _Nomad's_ hull vibrating and their very flesh and bones a-tingle.
Creatures of Vibration Harl Vincent
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Yet it was possible in still weather to hear the muted bombilation of the sleepless city and when the wind was in the north to count the hammer-strokes of the great bell of St. Paul's.
The Green Eyes of Bâst Sax Rohmer 1921
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The dull reports of fog-signals had become a part of the metropolitan bombilation, but hitherto the choking mist had not secured
Dope Sax Rohmer 1921
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The pound of the horse's feet was lost in the titanic bombilation of the elements -- the incessant crash and rumble of thunder and the ever increasing roar of rushing waters.
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When the bombilation became too fearful, Lovaina called out from her bed:
Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word bombilation
a droning, humming, or buzzing
March 3, 2007