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humming.

Making a hum sound.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhʌmɪŋ/
  1. Making a hum sound.

  2. Of ale or beer: very strong.

    archaic
  3. Very bad-smelling.

    UK · slang
Where this word comes from

From hum + -ing.

noun/ˈhʌmɪŋ/
  1. The sound of something that hums; a hum.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈhʌmɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of hum

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From hum + -ing.

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