Humming

//ˈhʌmɪŋ//

Synonyms for "humming" (60 found)

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Closest matches (12)

hum alive bel canto birring bombilation bombinating bombination booming bravura burring

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (18)

bustling busy buzzing choral singing coloratura croon crooning droning folk singing fussy hopping hustling intonation lively

Noun(4 words)

buzz buzzing drone droning

Related words (30)

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7 relation types

More general

4 entries

noise singing sound vocalizing

More specific

4 entries

crooning girn purr purring

Synonyms

1 entries

hum

derived

5 entries

humming October humming stone humming top humming-top hummingbird

form of

1 entries

hum

is a

1 entries

singing

related to

1 entries

hum

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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Kyoko went away, humming a song.

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The town was humming with activity.

Source: tatoeba (277878)

She sat on a bench, humming an old melody in a low voice.

Source: tatoeba (313513)

I heard him humming in the shower.

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