humming
[adjective]
Synonyms: bustling, busy, fussy, hopping, hustling, lively, popping

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humming adjective. ['hʌmɪŋ] E17.
[from HUM verb¹ + -ING².]
1. That hums or makes a low continuous murmuring sound. E17.

2. Of extraordinary activity, intensity, or magnitude; vigorous; striking. colloq. M17.
b. Of liquor: strong. Cf. HUM noun¹ 4. arch. colloq. L17.

Comb.:
hummingbird any of numerous small American birds of the family Trochilidae, having usu. long, thin bills and iridescent plumage, which feed from flowers while hovering; hummingbird hawkmoth, a day-flying hawkmoth, Macroglossum stellatarum, that makes an audible hum while hovering in front of flowers to feed on nectar; humming-top a spinning-top that makes a humming sound.

■ hummingly adverb E20.

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