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[ huhm-ing ] / ˈhʌm ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR humming ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemaking a droning sound; buzzing. very busy; briskly active: a humming office. Origin of hummingFirst recorded in 1570–80; hum + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM humminghum·ming·ly, adverbWords nearby hummingHumism, humiture, hummable, hummel, hummer, humming, hummingbird, hummingbird moth, humming top, hummock, hummus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hummingIt starts off like any other Lana tune, replete with minor chords and humming, distorted vocals. The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More|Marlow Stern|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST I hear him humming—a long, flat note, more electric than musical. Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean|Pete Dexter|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Keep me coming, keep me going, keep me humming, keep me moaning,” she pleads in the chorus. ‘Beyoncé’ Review: Genius…and Dripping of Sex|Kevin Fallon|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Grant thought the humming was simply designed to help Luther get the right feel on the song. Excerpts From a New Johnny Cash Biography Capture His Iconoclastic Genius|Robert Hilburn|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As we marched out into the night, a French journalist started bouncing on his heels, humming the Halo theme song. War Games: Microsoft Invades Liechtenstein for Halo 4 Blowout|Alex Klein|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST The growl is in fact no other than the humming note of bull-roarers swung by men, who are concealed within the edifice. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer Now I must stop because I hear the humming of the harpoons on the outside. The Silly Syclopedia|Noah Lott Humming and strumming, and singing and smoking, splashing, and sparkling; a buzz of voices and booming of sea! The Open Air|Richard Jefferies When at work he is in the habit of humming various tunes without being conscious of it. Methods of Authors|Hugo Erichsen It really was humming stuff, but John well knew how proud Iden was of it, and how much he liked to hear it praised. Amaryllis at the Fair|Richard Jefferies
Words related to hummingbusy, brisk, buzzing, bustling, hopping |