"humming" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈhʌmɪŋ/ Forms: more humming [comparative], most humming [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌmɪŋ Etymology: From hum + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hum|-ing}} hum + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} humming (comparative more humming, superlative most humming)
  1. Making a hum sound.
    Sense id: en-humming-en-adj-e1zY-NcW
  2. (archaic) Of ale or beer: very strong. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-humming-en-adj-y1XgMbtz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: humming October, humming stone, humming-top, humming top
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhʌmɪŋ/ Forms: hummings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English hummynge, equivalent to hum + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hummynge}} Middle English hummynge, {{suf|en|hum|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} hum + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} humming (plural hummings)
  1. The sound of something that hums; a hum. Hypernyms: sound Hyponyms: crooning, girn, purr, purring
    Sense id: en-humming-en-noun-FA7BhYvQ Synonyms: bombination, buzz, buzzing, drone, droning, hum, humming, thrum, thrumming, whirr, whirring, whizz, whizzing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ʌmɪŋ Etymology: From hum + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hum|-ing}} hum + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} humming
  1. present participle and gerund of hum Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: hum
    Sense id: en-humming-en-verb-hf1X2rjl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 29 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 18 0 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 9 0 19 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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