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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbourdonnement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bour-don-nement
"Le bourdonnement des abeilles était apaisant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A low, continuous sound made by a person or animal, often produced with closed lips.
"She was humming her favorite tune while cooking dinner." - 2
The act of producing a humming sound.
"The humming of the bees filled the garden."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'hummen', which is of imitative or echoic origin dating back to the late 14th century. It phonetically mimics the continuous low-pitched, droning sound made by bees or humans with closed lips.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Humming" is said worldwide
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bourdonnement
Transliteration: bour-don-nement
"Le bourdonnement des abeilles était apaisant."
Summen
Transliteration: Zummen
"Das Summen der Bienen war überall zu hören."
ronzio
Transliteration: ron-zio
"Il ronzio delle api era rilassante."
zumbido
Transliteration: zum-bi-do
"El zumbido de las abejas llenaba el aire."
zumbido
Transliteration: zum-bi-do
"O zumbido das abelhas era relaxante."
गुनगुनाना
Transliteration: gungunana
"वह खाना बनाते समय गुनगुनाती रही।"
嗡嗡声
Transliteration: wēng wēng shēng
"花园里充满了蜜蜂的嗡嗡声。"
웅웅거림
Transliteration: ung-ung-georim
"정원에는 벌들의 웅웅거림이 가득했다."
ハミング
Transliteration: hamingu
"彼女は料理をしながらハミングしていた。"
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