Definition of Humming

Humming

of Hum

Emitting a murmuring sound; droning; murmuring; buzzing.

A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum.

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Humming Quotations

For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery - always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?
Virginia Woolf

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
Pythagoras

My dad says I could sing before I could talk, if that's possible. I was always humming and things like that.
Miley Cyrus

I was influenced when I was younger by the cartoon movies that Disney put out, like Cinderella and what not. I watched those movies over and over when I was younger and the music is ingrained into my head. Nowadays, I'm still humming the tunes. It taught me the fundamentals.
Zac Efron

I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain.
Enya

You've got to find ways to breathe while you're dancing so that when it comes time for you to stop and sing again, you have it. To prepare, I do a lot of aerobic activity. Many times at the gym, people will look at me because I'll be on the treadmill humming.
Kristin Chenoweth

I find humming is very useful.
Elvis Costello

You always will be singing a song or humming a line or a melody.
Dennis Brown

In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!
Angie Dickinson

You've got to perform in a role hundreds of times. In keeping it fresh one can become a large, madly humming, demented refrigerator.
Ralph Richardson

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Humming Translations

humming in Spanish is zumbador

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