Etymology

humming

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Today it means: Making a hum sound. Full definition →

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humming · verb, adjective1

From hum + -ing.

humming · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhummynge
  2. English todayhumming

From Middle English hummynge, equivalent to hum + -ing.

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