# humming

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,542

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of hum

## Etymology
From hum + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **hunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humming-vs-hunting)
- **hurting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humming-vs-hurting)
- **hurling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humming-vs-hurling)
- **humping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humming-vs-humping)
- **homing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-humming)
- **hugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hugging-vs-humming)
- **hemming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hemming-vs-humming)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhumming`, `hmuming`, `humimng`, `huming`, `hummign`, `hummingg`, `humminng`, `hummnig`, `uhmming`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/humming