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umming

English

Verb

umming

  1. present participle of um

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humming

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?m??/
  • Rhymes: -?m??

Etymology 1

From hum +? -ing.

Verb

humming

  1. present participle of hum

Etymology 2

From Middle English hummynge, equivalent to hum +? -ing.

Noun

humming (plural hummings)

  1. The sound of something that hums; a hum.
    • 1969, New York Magazine (volume 2, number 49, 8 December 1969, page 70)
      There are some contemporary additions to these scattered fragments from Shakespeare. Mostly they are songs; sometimes they are various screechings and hummings []

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