humming
Meaning
-
present participle and gerund of hum
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhʌmɪŋ/
Etymology
From hum + -ing.
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hum
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- A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
- An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
- Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
- (slang) Unpleasant odour.
- An imposition or hoax; humbug.
- (obsolete) A kind of strong drink.
- A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.
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