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humming

humming

4 1.0
To make a tune with closed lips without words
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
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  • She walked through the garden, humming a cheerful tune under her breath.

So things like humming is is insanely effective.

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Examples

  • An ice back, a hot shower, a hot bath, singing, gurgling, humming, chanting because it stimulates your vocal cords.

  • And so whether that's drawing, painting, singing, chanting, humming, dancing.

  • So you want to get that humming sound more kind of nasally and then throw the beat on top of that.

  • So close the windows, turn off the TV, turn off any possible distracting noise or humming in the background to make sure that your audio actually is clear.

  • The child sat on the porch, humming softly while playing with his toys.

  • As he worked on his project, he found himself humming a catchy melody from his favorite song.

Synonyms

singing
vshumming
251 1.0

To make music with your voice

is produced with closed lips without articulating words
whistling
vshumming
17 1.0

Making musical sounds by blowing air through the lips in a tune

is made with closed lips and lacks articulated words

Compounds

A shrub with bright red flowers shaped like tubes that attract hummingbirds

A spinning toy that makes a soft buzzing sound when it moves

How Musical

singing
13 4.1
to warble
7 7.8
humming
4 1.0
murmuring
11 3.4

Surface Forms

humming singular
hummings plural

Morphology

humming = hum (transparent) = hum + ing

A straightforward gerund/nominalization of the verb 'hum' denoting the act of producing a tune with closed lips.

Etymology

Humming comes from the sound hum, the quiet noise people make when they sing with closed lips. That's why humming also means 'making a tune without words', the soft, wordless singing you do to yourself.