humming

/ˈhʌmɪŋ/ adjective B1

Making a hum sound.

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Here is the mill with the humming of thunder,

Humming fly and daisy tree

Sherlock Holmes was not very communicative during the long drive and lay back in the cab humming the tunes which he had heard in the afternoon.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 25 · B2

And the loud-humming, twisted shells?

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 25 · C1

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humming The sound of something that hums C2

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