Humming

Humming
Humming Hum"ming, a. Emitting a murmuring sound; droning; murmuring; buzzing. [1913 Webster]

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  • Humming — Hum ming, n. A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum. [1913 Webster] {Hummingale}, lively or strong ale. Dryden. {Humming bird moth} (Zo[ o]l.), a hawk moth. See {Hawk moth}, under {Hawk}, the bird. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • humming — [hum′iŋ] adj. 1. that buzzes, drones, or hums 2. Informal full of activity; lively; brisk …   English World dictionary

  • Humming — Hum Hum (h[u^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humming}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D. hommelen. [root]15.] 1. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • humming — hummingly, adv. /hum ing/, adj. 1. making a droning sound; buzzing. 2. very busy; briskly active: a humming office. [1570 80; HUM + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • humming — ūžesys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. buzz; hum; humming vok. Brumm, n; Brummen, n; Gesurre, n rus. гудение, n pranc. bourdonnement, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • humming — noun 1. a humming noise (Freq. 1) the hum of distant traffic • Syn: ↑hum • Derivationally related forms: ↑hum, ↑hum (for: ↑hum) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Humming Bird — (dt. summender Vogel) war eine britische Automarke, die zwischen 1948 und 1950 von der Pippbrook Garages Ltd. in Dorking (Surrey) hergestellt wurde. Es handelte sich dabei um ein Leichtfahrzeug. Der Humming Bird Sports basierte auf dem Austin 7… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Humming Urban Stereo — (허밍 어반 스테레오) is a Korean electropop band.Some of their songs, however, can be categorized under R B as well. The first album includes Scully Doesn t Know and Banana Shake. Discography Very Very Nice! and Short Cake January 28, 2005#Very Very Nice …   Wikipedia

  • Humming-bird moth — Humming Hum ming, n. A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum. [1913 Webster] {Hummingale}, lively or strong ale. Dryden. {Humming bird moth} (Zo[ o]l.), a hawk moth. See {Hawk moth}, under {Hawk}, the bird. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Humming Bird Records — was a Waco, Texas based record label of the mid 20th century. Humming Bird issued a number of recordings of Cajun music. See also * List of record labels …   Wikipedia

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