Explore Humming through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hum or noise. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Humming in a sentence
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Humming meaning
present participle and gerund of hum
Synonyms of Humming
Using Humming
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hum
- Useful related words include: hum, noise, singing, vocalizing.
- In the example corpus, humming often appears in combinations such as: humming along, humming the, is humming.
Context around Humming
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Humming
- In this selection, "humming" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grunting, morning, yourself, preoccupation, sound and inside stand out and add context to how "humming" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a low humming preoccupation with and already been humming with sales. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "humming" sits close to words such as abnormally, acrobatic and adm, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with humming
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Deines emphasizes cleanliness, keeping the equipment humming, and building friendships. (10 words)
Many trade union leaders are today humming the same tune. (10 words)
Also humming were places in Strasbourg, Madrid, even a refugee-freighted Lesbos. (12 words)
Inspired by Jean Giono's The Man Who Planted Trees, The One Who Planted Trees is an inspirational story that proves just how much one person can do and will have you humming out of the theatre, pulling out the spade and watering plants. (44 words)
And you will turn off the TV and go to bed and wake up the next morning humming the got danged thing and wondering if there’s a way to surgically lance the portion of your brain that contains it. (40 words)
A lifetime license is on sale for just $19.99 (reg. $99) and was made to keep your work or home life humming along just as well as the better-known brand. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Active bear dens with cubs will often produce sounds like squeaking, grunting, humming or sucking, usually when cubs are nursing.
A generation grew up humming the theme song, dreaming of being featured as one of the “ordinary” Texans doing “extraordinary things,” as host Bob Phillips has described the program.
And you will turn off the TV and go to bed and wake up the next morning humming the got danged thing and wondering if there’s a way to surgically lance the portion of your brain that contains it.
As the melody floats around your brain, you might find yourself humming it.
Biden announced that hours of port operation would be extended to keep cargo movement humming.
Deines emphasizes cleanliness, keeping the equipment humming, and building friendships.
Every Texan I know has what you might call “grid anxiety,” a low-humming preoccupation with electricity that emerged after brutal winter storms kneecapped the state’s in February 2021.
I also kept humming a song that he had never heard me hum before.
If you're listening to a pop song you're sometimes just humming the tune and not thinking where those words are coming from.
The humming is caused by air moving over those architectural features and causing reverberations that, in turn, make noise.
We're also continuing to make sure the go-to-market machine is humming as effectively as it can.
A lifetime license is on sale for just $19.99 (reg. $99) and was made to keep your work or home life humming along just as well as the better-known brand.
Also humming were places in Strasbourg, Madrid, even a refugee-freighted Lesbos.
He then mentioned the sleepless nights he had endured because of the persistent humming sound.
In addition, China’s voracious demand for mineral resources and other commodities is what’s kept most economies in Sub-Saharan Africa humming.
Inspired by Jean Giono's The Man Who Planted Trees, The One Who Planted Trees is an inspirational story that proves just how much one person can do and will have you humming out of the theatre, pulling out the spade and watering plants.
Lilac Solutions’ approach looks more like a regular factory, with modular units humming inside an enclosed building.
Many trade union leaders are today humming the same tune.
Mr Shepherd added: “If you walk past the current solar farm it gives a humming noise, so if you have that surrounding you it wouldn't be nice for residents.
On Nov. 1, Outlandish will open its doors at 1228 Third Street Promenade, but the e-commerce and in-person retail hybrid has already been humming with sales.
Common combinations with humming
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- humming along 11×
- humming the 10×
- is humming 7×
- humming and 6×
- the humming 6×
- humming it 4×
- been humming 4×
- humming sound 3×
- humming noise 3×
- humming with 3×