Collocations for "humming"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "humming" in context.
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hum
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- do you hear that hum?
- where is that hum coming from?
- there is a hum coming from [the microwave, outside, the circuit breaker]
- the hum of [electricity, insects, birds]
- a hum from the [freezer, cooler, refrigerator]
- the [house, room] is full of the hum of [voices, conversation]
- was [making, emitting] a hum
- a [soft, loud] hum
- the (constant) hum of traffic (from)
- [a persistent, an annoying] hum
- UK: the speech was full of hums and haws
- electricity: [remove, eliminate] low-frequency hum
'humming' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):