bourdonnant
French, adjective/buʁ.dɔ.nɑ̃/
bourdonnant is spelled B-O-U-R-D-O-N-N-A-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bourdonnant is a French adjective meaning “buzzing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of bourdonner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faisant vibrer l’air par ses ailes”.
What does bourdonnant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
buzzing
verb
- 1
present participle of bourdonner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Faisant vibrer l’air par ses ailes. 2. Émettant des vibrations plus ou moins sonores. 3. Diffusant un murmure, un bruit sourd et confus. 4. Qui nous fait ressentir un bruit sourd et lancinant dans notre tête.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bourdonnant
- bourdonnante feminine
- bourdonnants masculine plural
- bourdonnantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bourdonnant?
- /buʁ.dɔ.nɑ̃/
- \buʁ.dɔ.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bourdonnant in French?
bourdonnant appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).