Humming

/ˈhʌmɪŋ/

Synonyms for "humming" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(3 words)

hum active bustling

Adjective(1 words)

abuzz

alivebel cantobirring bombilation bombinating bombination booming bravura burring busy

Strong matches (21)

Noun(6 words)

busy buzz drone drone-like droning fizz

buzzingchoral singingcoloratura croon crooning droningfolk singingfussy hopping hum hustling intonation livelylow rumbling

Verb(1 words)

droned

Related words (34)

lyricismoperatic singingpopping purring scatscat singingsingingsol fasol-fasol-fa exercisesolfeggio solmization song thrummingtonic sol-favocal musicvocalization warbling whirring whizzing

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yodel yodeling

Noun(11 words)

murmur murmuring singing sonorous stir thriving toning vigor vitality vocalizing whirs

Verb(1 words)

thrummed

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

13 entries

activity atmosphereauditory featureauditory phenomenonenvironment noise operation singing sound vitalityvocal music activityvocalization vocalizing

More specific

20 entries

constant background humcontinuous operationdroneelectric humengine humhigh throughputlab buzzlab environment humlow humlow-pitched humoffice buzzoffice humpower-line humrapid processingscale practice hummingsoft buzz

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Collocations

13 entries

ambient hummingcity humconstant hummingelectric hummingengine humhumming alonghumming circuithumming enginehumming in the backgroundhumming machinehumming noisehumming soundsoft humming

Inflections

2 entries

hummed hums

Derivations

3 entries

hum hummable hummer

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.

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

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I heard him humming in the shower.

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