humming

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Humming, I am told, can help stimulate our vagus nerve and slow down our heart rate.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Humming beneath the fantastical, scientific and mystical imaginings of this book are quiet and tender stories of love, family and belonging.

From Scientific American • Dec. 31, 2021

Humming to West Side Story, he called out, “Anybody have laundry they want in?”

From Washington Times • May 9, 2020

Over the course of the exhibition, some of Piper’s performances will be staged in the galleries, such as “The Humming Room,” which demands that people hum a tune before being allowed to traverse the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2018

Humming over the road, I began to look ahead.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides