humming

Plural: hummings

Noun

• a humming noise
• the act of singing with closed lips
• The sound of something that hums; a hum.

Verb

• sing with closed lips
• be noisy with activity
• sound with a monotonous hum
• make a low continuous sound
  • "The refrigerator is humming"
• present participle and gerund of hum

Adj

• Making a hum sound.
• Of ale or beer: very strong.
• Very bad-smelling.

Adjective

• Making a low, continuous, murmuring sound.

Examples

• The board was humming with possibilities, but he just couldn’t see the bingo.

Synonyms

buzz, hum, seethe, thrum, bombination, buzzing, drone, droning, humming, thrumming, whirr, whirring, whizz, whizzing

Antonyms

snapping

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