humming
/ˈhʌmɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
humming is spelled H-U-M-M-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, humming means “Making a hum sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in humming?
| Letters | 7: H-U-M-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is humming?
Humming appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce humming?
- /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
Humming has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-humming.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of humming
- more humming comparative
- most humming superlative
- hummings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does humming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Making a hum sound.
- 2
archaicOf ale or beer: very strong.
- 3
UKslangVery bad-smelling.
noun
- 1
The sound of something that hums; a hum.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of hum
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does humming come from?
From hum + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).