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Definitions for Humming

[1] making a droning sound; buzzing.
[2] very busy; briskly active: a humming office.
[3] to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
[4] to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises.
[5] to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, embarrassment, dissatisfaction, etc.; hem.
[6] to sing with closed lips, without articulating words.
[7] to be in a state of busy activity: The household hummed in preparation for the wedding.
[8] British Slang . to have a bad odor, as of stale perspiration.
[9] to sound, sing, or utter by humming: to hum a tune.
[10] to bring, put, etc., by humming: to hum a child to sleep.
[11] the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
[12] Audio . an unwanted low-frequency sound caused by power-line frequencies in any audio component.
[13] (an inarticulate sound uttered in contemplation, hesitation, dissatisfaction, doubt, etc.)
[14] (intr) to make a low continuous vibrating sound like that of a prolonged m
[15] (intr) (of a person) to sing with the lips closed
[16] (intr) to utter an indistinct sound, as in hesitation; hem
[17] (intr) informal to be in a state of feverish activity
[18] (intr) British and Irish slang to smell unpleasant
[19] (intr) Australian slang to scrounge
[20] hum and haw See hem 2 (def. 3)
[21] a low continuous murmuring sound
[22] electronics an undesired low-frequency noise in the output of an amplifier or receiver, esp one caused by the power supply
[23] Australian slang a scrounger; cadger
[24] British and Irish slang an unpleasant odour
[25] an indistinct sound of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem

Words related to Humming

busy, brisk, buzzing, bustling, hopping

Words nearby Humming

humism, humiture, hummable, hummel, hummer, humming, humming top, hummingbird, hummingbird moth, hummock, hummus

Origin of Humming

1300–50; Middle English; ultimately imitative; cognate with German hummen to hum; cf. humblebee

Other words from Humming

hum·ming·ly , adverb
un·der·hum , noun

Word origin for Humming

C14: of imitative origin; compare Dutch hommelen, Old High German humbal bumblebee

Synonyms for Humming

brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, hopping