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  • present participle of hum.
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humming

[huhm-ing] / ˈhʌm ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
lively
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Was it so people would see the band was more than their biggest hit or to send audiences off humming and happy?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Big banks’ profit engines are humming along even as geopolitics keep threatening to gum up the works.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In any case, he’s now humming a different tune.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

But for people working in the McLaren Formula 1 garage, there's a reason why they're always humming the 2007 hit.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

I pinned my hair into curls and borrowed my sister’s lip rouge, humming while the radio blared the news that Germany had invaded Czechoslovakia.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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