bombilation

English

Noun

bombilation (countable and uncountable, plural bombilations)

  1. A humming or booming sound.
    • 1920, Sax Rohmer, “Chapter 1”, in The Green Eyes of Bast:
      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.
    • 2008, Christopher Paolini, “Rider and Ra'zac”, in Brisingr, page 69:
      The bumblebee's mane glowed in the morning light—each hair sharp and distinct to Eragon—and its blurred wings generated a gentle bombilation, like a tattoo played on a drum. Pollen powdered the bristles on its legs.

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