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humming

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhʌmɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hum′ing)

From the verb hum: (⇒ conjugate)
humming is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

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Inglés	Español
hum [sth]⇒ vtr	(tune, music: sing with closed lips)	tararear⇒ vtr
canturrear⇒ vtr
Helen hummed a song while she watered her plants.
Helen tarareó una canción mientras regaba las plantas.
hum⇒ vi	(sing with closed lips)	tararear⇒ vi
canturrear⇒ vi
Fiona hummed as she walked to work.
Fiona tarareaba mientras caminaba al trabajo.
hum vi	(machine: buzz) (máquina)	zumbar⇒ vi
resonar⇒ vi
The microwave hummed while Jake poured his drink.
El microondas zumbaba mientras Jake se servía un trago.
hum, humming n	(tuneful vocal noise)	tarareo nm
Karen could hear Harry's humming from the other side of the house.
Karen podía escuchar el tarareo de Harry desde el otro lado de la casa.
hum, humming n	(audio noise)	zumbido nm
The radio's strange hum almost drowned out the broadcast.
El extraño zumbido de la radio no dejaba escuchar.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
hum⇒ vi	figurative (be busy) (de actividad)	bullir⇒ vi
The market hummed with activity.
El mercado bullía de actividad.
hum vi	(machine: working well) (motor)	marchar⇒ vi
Note: Usually used in continuous tenses
The machines in the manufacturing plant were humming.
Las maquinas en la planta productora marchaban bien.
hum vi	(make hesitating sound)	titubear⇒ vi
dudar⇒ vi
When his dad asked him where he was, Allan just hummed uncertainly.
Cuando su padre le preguntó dónde estaba, Alan titubeó.

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Compound Forms: hum \|
Inglés	Español
hem and haw (US), hum and haw (UK) v expr	informal (hesitate)	dudar⇒, vacilar⇒ vi
(al hablar)	balbucear⇒ vi
When his mother confronted him about his grades, Harry hemmed and hawed.
ho hum, "ho, hum" interj	(boredom)	¡qué aburrido! loc interj
¡uf! interj
Ho, hum, yet another boring report to read through!
¡Qué aburrido! Otro informe que leer.

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'humming' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

buzz - buzz around - buzzing - hummer - purr - thrum - whirring

Spanish:

bisbiseo - zumbido - zumbador - runruneo

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