Definition of humming

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Humming (a.) Emitting a murmuring sound; droning; murmuring; buzzing.

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Whur :: Whur (v. i.) To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces the letter r with too much force; to whir; to birr..
Bombilation :: Bombilation (n.) A humming sound; a booming.
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the male; -- called also cora humming bird.
Gorgelet :: Gorgelet (n.) A small gorget, as of a humming bird..
Whur :: Whur (n.) A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir..
Trochili :: Trochili (n. pl.) A division of birds comprising the humming birds.
Sylphid :: Sylph (n.) Any one of several species of very brilliant South American humming birds, having a very long and deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph (Cynanthus cyanurus)..
Drone :: Drone (n.) To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound..
Trochilus :: Trochilus (n.) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species.
Bombination :: Bombination (n.) A humming or buzzing.
Ruby :: Ruby (n.) Any species of South American humming birds of the genus Clytolaema. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast.
Chumming :: Chumming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chu.
Macrochires :: Macrochires (n. pl.) A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.
Picariae :: Picariae (n. pl.) An extensive division of birds which includes the woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds..
Sworded :: Swordbill (n.) A humming bird (Docimastes ensiferus) having a very long, slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird..
Humming :: Humming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hu.
Bumble :: Bumble (v. i.) To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to cry as a bittern..
Whiz :: Whiz (n.) A hissing and humming sound.
Sunbird :: Sunbird (n.) Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored birds of the family Nectariniidae, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines)..
Sappho :: Sappho (n.) Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also firetail..
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