how to pronounce humming

/ˈhʌmɪŋ/

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humming is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of humming in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… is humming along nicely it's estimated …”

meanings of humming

verb:

Present participle of hum.

noun:

The sound of something that hums; a hum.

humming frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word humming occurs in english on average 3.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.