humblebee

[ huhm-buhl-bee ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. bumblebee.

humblebee

/ ˈhʌmbəlˌbiː /

noun

1. another name for the bumblebee

Word History and Origins

Origin of humblebee¹

1400–50; late Middle English humbul-be; akin to Dutch hommel drone, German Hummelbiene kind of wild-bee, Middle Low German homelbe; probably akin to hum

Word History and Origins

Origin of humblebee¹

C15: related to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee, Old High German humbal; see hum

Example Sentences

A humblebee, a wild bee that makes a great noise, S. Bumble-bee, id.

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In the humblebee the tongue is longer, and it could more easily moisten the hind legs in the way suggested.

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An intoxicated humblebee broke the silence by buzzing into Biddy's fluffed-out, corn-gold hair.

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Humblebee and whortleberry for people that say Woos-ses-ter and Nor-wich.

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A humblebee from the Square Garden boomed in and buzzed idly round the room.

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