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Humming

/ˈhʌmɪŋ/

To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.

📖 Definitions of "Humming"

verb
  1. 1

    To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.

    "We are humming happily along with the music."

  2. 2

    To express by humming.

    "The team ominously hummed “We shall overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break."

  3. 3

    To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly

  4. 4

    To buzz, be busily active like a beehive

    "The streets were humming with activity."

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