Definition of humming Humming

/hʌˈmɪŋ/ - [huming] - hum•ming

We found 9 definitions of humming from 5 different sources.

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What does humming mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: hummings

humming - the act of singing with closed lips
  vocalizing, singing the act of singing vocal music
humming - a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"
  hum
  noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • humming (Noun)
    The sound of something that hums; a hum.
  • humming (Verb)
    Present participle of hum.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • humming (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Hum
  • humming (a.)
    Emitting a murmuring sound; droning; murmuring; buzzing.
  • humming (n.)
    A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • humming
    hum′ing, n. a low, murmuring sound, like that made by bees.—ns. Humm′ing-bird, a tropical bird, of brilliant plumage and rapid flight, from the humming sound of its wings; Humm′ing-top, a top which when spun gives a humming sound. [Hum.]

Part of speech

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  • humming, verb, gerund of hum (infinitive).
  • humming, noun, singular of hummings.

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