# humming vs hurling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### humming
*verb · IPA /ˈhʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,542*
present participle and gerund of hum

### hurling
*noun · frequency rank #24,192*
The act by which something is hurled or thrown.

## Source
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