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- noun Plural form of
bumble-bee .
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Examples
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I still cannot get used to the sight of the king, and my soul dissolves into a million bumble-bees at his approach.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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I still cannot get used to the sight of the king, and my soul dissolves into a million bumble-bees at his approach.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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There are only three things I am afraid of -- bumble-bees, scarlet fever, and chaperones.
Chapter 13 2010
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The old, old boys will quip the 28-ga is only good for meadowlarks and bumble-bees, but that claim is nonsense.
Paper Versus Meat 2008
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These flies were no concern to my brother Charlie and me; they seemed to be innocuous and even friendly compared to the chiggers, bumble-bees and hornets that occasionally beset us.
MORE MENCKEN GEMS News from Mad Plato 2009
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These flies were no concern to my brother Charlie and me; they seemed to be innocuous and even friendly compared to the chiggers, bumble-bees and hornets that occasionally beset us.
Archive 2009-08-01 News from Mad Plato 2009
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How many Limeys were running scared of bumble-bees in their gardens this summer?
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Clouds drifted, winds moved in the woods, flowers bowed and gleamed, bumble-bees buzzed in the clover, girls sang in the hay-fields.
Harry Martinson: Catching the Dewdrop, Reflecting the Cosmos 2004
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Anyway, this bee was big and loud, you know how bumble-bees get.
lost dogs impetuousme 2006
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On the edge of the Sahara we ran into a plague of locusts and the chauffeur explained kindly that they were bumble-bees.
Tender is the Night 2003
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