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Webster 1913 Edition
Humming
Hum′ming
,Adj.
Emitting a murmuring sound; droning; murmuring; buzzing.
Hum′ming
,Noun.
A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum.
Hummingale
, lively or strong ale.
Dryden.
– Humming-bird moth
(Zool.)
, a hawk moth. See
Hawk moth
, under Hawk
, the bird.Webster 1828 Edition
Humming
HUM'MING
,ppr.
HUM'MING
,Noun.
Definition 2024
humming
humming
English
Verb
humming
- present participle of hum
Noun
humming (plural hummings)
- 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 […]
- 1969, New York Magazine (volume 2, number 49, 8 December 1969, page 70)