Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Humming
humming, verbal adj. [see hum, v.] (webplay: bees, insects, men, tune).
- Buzzing; droning; with a low murmuring sound.
- Phrase. “humming bird”: trochilis; small fowl which makes a vibrating sound by the rapid movement of its wings.
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