humming

About 1.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of hum
2. adjective Making a hum sound.
3. adjective Of ale or beer: very strong.
4. adjective Very bad-smelling.
5. noun The sound of something that hums; a hum.

Similar words

buzz whirring buzzing droning thrumming crooning murmuring chanting soughing purring

Often followed by

a of and with bird to the in sound

Word family

hum hummable hummed hums