Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun humming
2 senses of humming
Sense 1
hum, humming -- (a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic")
=> noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")
Sense 2
humming -- (the act of singing with closed lips)
=> singing, vocalizing -- (the act of singing vocal music)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hum
4 senses of hum
Sense 1
hum -- (sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody")
=> sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")
Sense 2
hum, buzz, seethe -- (be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity")
=> be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
Sense 3
hum, thrum -- (sound with a monotonous hum)
=> sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")
Sense 4
hum -- (make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming")
=> make noise, resound, noise -- (emit a noise)