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HUMMING

\hˈʌmɪŋ], \hˈʌmɪŋ], \h_ˈʌ_m_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of HUMMING

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The sound of bees; humming-bird, the smallest and most beautiful of birds, found in the tropical parts of Amer.-so called from the sound produced by the motion of its wings.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Sound made by bees or flies;â€”any inarticulate sound;â€”low murmuring or unmeaning noise.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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