zumzejar

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Etymology

From zum-zum +‎ -ejar.

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Verb

zumzejar (first-person singular present zumzejo, first-person singular preterite zumzegí, past participle zumzejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to hum, to buzz
    Synonyms: bonir, brunzir
  2. (intransitive) to vibrate, to shake up and down, to hover
    • 2017, Max Besora, Aventures i desventures de l'insòlit i admirable Joan Orpí, conquistador i fundador de la Nova Catalunya, Males Herbes, page 405:
      El cos geomètric daurat s'elevà flotant en els aires i, després d'un zumzejar per sobre els arbres selvàtics amb un soroll rebentatimpans, desaparagué cap a l'espai extrerior extraterrestre.
      The golden geometric body floated up into the air and, after hovering above the forest trees with an ear-splitting sound, disappeared toward outer space.

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