hummingn.

/ˈhʌmɪŋ/

Etymology: < hum v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of hum v.¹

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > monotonous sound > hum

humblingc1384

hummingc1440

hum1601

reel1747

reeling1747

bum1790

bumble1834

brum1842

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > humming

hum1630

humming1711

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 253/1 Hummynge (S. hunnynge), reuma.

1539 Kyngysmyll Let. 15 Apr. (MS. in P.R.O., S. P. Hen. VIII §150. 138 b) The hummynge hacking and darke setting furthe of Gods word.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 176^v At the doore of the Hyue..you heare a great huzzing and humming within.

1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides f. 49^v Gentlemen, This Humming is not at all becoming the Gravity of this Court. It is more fitting for a Stage-Play, then for a Court of Justice.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 148. ⁋1 The Gentleman..has..practised Minuet-steps to his own Humming.

a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) II. 129 The drowsy humming of the bees.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

hummingadj.

Etymology: < hum v.¹ + -ing suffix².

a. That hums; that makes or gives forth a low murmuring sound; †that hums approbation.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound > making humming sound

humming1606

bombous1715

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [adjective] > applauding > by humming

humming1606

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 11 With sudden flerk the fatal hemp lets go The humming Flint.

1681 E. Hickeringill Wks. (1716) I. 195 That..endeavour at Wit, Pun, or Quibble, so much admir'd by the Humming Tribe.

1703 J. Philips Splendid Shilling (R.) The humming prey, Regardless of their fate, rush on the toils Inextricable.

1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 21 504 The vernal balminess of the humming Sycamore.

b. Said of sounds.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound > humming (of sounds)

bumbling1556

humming1578

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. l. 390 Grounde Iuie..put into the eares, taketh away the humming noyse..of the same.

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. viii. 51 in Wks. (1640) III The scalie Beetles..That make a humming Murmur as they flie.

1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 539 The earth swelled with a dismal humming noise.

1790 J. B. Moreton Manners & Customs West India Islands 17 The musquittoes..Their humming songs kept me in dread.

c. Sometimes hyphenated with its noun, forming a quasi-compound denoting a particular kind of the thing in question, as humming-bee, humming-top, humming-wheel.

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society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > top > [noun] > humming-top

top13..

castle-topa1774

humming-top1819

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xl. 326 We..shut into a great Receiver a Humming Bee.

1819 J. Keats Let. 27 Sept. (1958) II. 216 I shall..make his little Boy a present of a humming top.

1837 T. Hood Ode to My Son ii Thou human humming-bee, extracting honey From ev'ry blossom.

1837 London Med. Gaz. 1 Apr. 8/1 He compares it to the sound of a humming-top, or some such toy, called a ‘diable’ in French.

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems (1857) 123 The Parcae..at their humming-wheel.

1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) iii, in Writings I. 18 Battledores, humming-tops.

a. Of extraordinary activity, intensity, or magnitude; brisk, vigorous, energetic, ‘booming’; very large; ‘thumping’, ‘stunning’. slang or colloquial.In some cases, referring to the hum which accompanies busy activity; but it is doubtful if this is the origin in all.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > extremely vigorous

Herculean1596

humming1654

whithering1828

survigrous1835

all out1893

whizz-bang1919

full out1920

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great

swappingc1440

bumping1566

thumping1576

swingeinga1592

knocking1598

gigantical1604

gigantine1605

gigantean1611

gigantal?1614

thundering1618

whoppinga1625

humming1654

rapping1657

whisking1673

threshing1707

sousing1735

nation1765

heroic1785

runaway1790

spanking1791

gigantic1797

whacking1797

cracking1834

ringing1834

bouncing1842

walloping1847

stavingc1850

banging1864

howling1865

whooping1866

smacking1888

God almighty1913

Christ almighty1961

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. iii. 183 Caught in a humming lie.

1684 J. Haines Epil. to Lacy's Sir Hercules Buffoon With such, Ben. Johnson's humming Plays prevail.

1732 H. Fielding Mock Doctor Epil. He'd have a humming chance.

1734 H. Fielding Don Quixote in Eng. iii. iv. 46 You seem to drive a humming Trade here.

c1777 H. Walpole Marg. Notes Chesterf. Wks. in Trans. Philobib. Soc. (1867–8) 11 59 Humming is a cant word for vast. A person meaning to describe a very large bird said, It was a Humming Bird.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. vii. 56 Wegg..received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head.

1896 Ld. Rosebery in Daily News 22 July 5/4 In the humming city, in the backwoods, in the swamps where the sentinel walked his lonely round..the thoughts..of men were that day directed to Robert Burns.

b. Of liquor: Strong; ? causing a humming in the head; ? effervescing, frothing. colloquial. (Cf. hum n.¹ 3.)

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [adjective] > strong

strongeOE

stalec1300

mainc1400

nappyc1460

starkc1485

nase?1536

huff-cap1599

nippitatum1600

intoxicating1604

inebriating1610

distempering1613–18

inebriative1615

toxing1635

hogen mogen1653

napping1654

humming1675

hard1700

inebriousa1704

ebrietating1711

bead-proof1753

steeve1801

high-proof1810

pithy1812

stiff1813

inebriant1828

reverent1837

a little more north1864

ebriating1872

rorty1950

1675 T. Duffett Mock-tempest i. ii. 10 A Tub of humming stuff would make a Cat speak.

1732 H. Fielding Covent-Garden Trag. i. v. 7 A Bowl of humming Punch.

1894 S. Baring-Gould Queen of Love II. 48 My humming brown ale.

advb.1701 G. Farquhar Sir Harry Wildair iv. ii. 36 The Wine was humming strong.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	humming
释义	hummingn. /ˈhʌmɪŋ/ Etymology: < hum v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of hum v.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > monotonous sound > hum humblingc1384 hummingc1440 hum1601 reel1747 reeling1747 bum1790 bumble1834 brum1842 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > humming hum1630 humming1711 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 253/1 Hummynge (S. hunnynge), reuma. 1539 Kyngysmyll Let. 15 Apr. (MS. in P.R.O., S. P. Hen. VIII §150. 138 b) The hummynge hacking and darke setting furthe of Gods word. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 176^v At the doore of the Hyue..you heare a great huzzing and humming within. 1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides f. 49^v Gentlemen, This Humming is not at all becoming the Gravity of this Court. It is more fitting for a Stage-Play, then for a Court of Justice. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 148. ⁋1 The Gentleman..has..practised Minuet-steps to his own Humming. a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) II. 129 The drowsy humming of the bees. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021). hummingadj. Etymology: < hum v.¹ + -ing suffix². 1. a. That hums; that makes or gives forth a low murmuring sound; †that hums approbation. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound > making humming sound humming1606 bombous1715 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [adjective] > applauding > by humming humming1606 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 11 With sudden flerk the fatal hemp lets go The humming Flint. 1681 E. Hickeringill Wks. (1716) I. 195 That..endeavour at Wit, Pun, or Quibble, so much admir'd by the Humming Tribe. 1703 J. Philips Splendid Shilling (R.) The humming prey, Regardless of their fate, rush on the toils Inextricable. 1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 21 504 The vernal balminess of the humming Sycamore. b. Said of sounds. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound > humming (of sounds) bumbling1556 humming1578 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. l. 390 Grounde Iuie..put into the eares, taketh away the humming noyse..of the same. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. viii. 51 in Wks. (1640) III The scalie Beetles..That make a humming Murmur as they flie. View more context for this quotation 1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 539 The earth swelled with a dismal humming noise. 1790 J. B. Moreton Manners & Customs West India Islands 17 The musquittoes..Their humming songs kept me in dread. c. Sometimes hyphenated with its noun, forming a quasi-compound denoting a particular kind of the thing in question, as humming-bee, humming-top, humming-wheel. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > top > [noun] > humming-top top13.. castle-topa1774 humming-top1819 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xl. 326 We..shut into a great Receiver a Humming Bee. 1819 J. Keats Let. 27 Sept. (1958) II. 216 I shall..make his little Boy a present of a humming top. 1837 T. Hood Ode to My Son ii Thou human humming-bee, extracting honey From ev'ry blossom. 1837 London Med. Gaz. 1 Apr. 8/1 He compares it to the sound of a humming-top, or some such toy, called a ‘diable’ in French. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems (1857) 123 The Parcae..at their humming-wheel. 1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) iii, in Writings I. 18 Battledores, humming-tops. 2. a. Of extraordinary activity, intensity, or magnitude; brisk, vigorous, energetic, ‘booming’; very large; ‘thumping’, ‘stunning’. slang or colloquial.In some cases, referring to the hum which accompanies busy activity; but it is doubtful if this is the origin in all. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > extremely vigorous Herculean1596 humming1654 whithering1828 survigrous1835 all out1893 whizz-bang1919 full out1920 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great swappingc1440 bumping1566 thumping1576 swingeinga1592 knocking1598 gigantical1604 gigantine1605 gigantean1611 gigantal?1614 thundering1618 whoppinga1625 humming1654 rapping1657 whisking1673 threshing1707 sousing1735 nation1765 heroic1785 runaway1790 spanking1791 gigantic1797 whacking1797 cracking1834 ringing1834 bouncing1842 walloping1847 stavingc1850 banging1864 howling1865 whooping1866 smacking1888 God almighty1913 Christ almighty1961 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. iii. 183 Caught in a humming lie. 1684 J. Haines Epil. to Lacy's Sir Hercules Buffoon With such, Ben. Johnson's humming Plays prevail. 1732 H. Fielding Mock Doctor Epil. He'd have a humming chance. 1734 H. Fielding Don Quixote in Eng. iii. iv. 46 You seem to drive a humming Trade here. c1777 H. Walpole Marg. Notes Chesterf. Wks. in Trans. Philobib. Soc. (1867–8) 11 59 Humming is a cant word for vast. A person meaning to describe a very large bird said, It was a Humming Bird. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. vii. 56 Wegg..received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head. 1896 Ld. Rosebery in Daily News 22 July 5/4 In the humming city, in the backwoods, in the swamps where the sentinel walked his lonely round..the thoughts..of men were that day directed to Robert Burns. b. Of liquor: Strong; ? causing a humming in the head; ? effervescing, frothing. colloquial. (Cf. hum n.¹ 3.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [adjective] > strong strongeOE stalec1300 mainc1400 nappyc1460 starkc1485 nase?1536 huff-cap1599 nippitatum1600 intoxicating1604 inebriating1610 distempering1613–18 inebriative1615 toxing1635 hogen mogen1653 napping1654 humming1675 hard1700 inebriousa1704 ebrietating1711 bead-proof1753 steeve1801 high-proof1810 pithy1812 stiff1813 inebriant1828 reverent1837 a little more north1864 ebriating1872 rorty1950 1675 T. Duffett Mock-tempest i. ii. 10 A Tub of humming stuff would make a Cat speak. 1732 H. Fielding Covent-Garden Trag. i. v. 7 A Bowl of humming Punch. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Queen of Love II. 48 My humming brown ale. advb.1701 G. Farquhar Sir Harry Wildair iv. ii. 36 The Wine was humming strong. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021). > as lemmas ˈhumming ˈhumming n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] legerdemain1532 hocus-pocus1647 sham1683 funning1728 humbugging1752 humming1807 hoaxing1808 larking1813 cutting-up1843 cut-up1843 shenanigan1855 codology1860 greening1863 cod1866 leg-pulling1879 spoof1889 codding1892 spoofery1895 four-flushing1901 kidding1901 shenaniganning1924 kidology1964 1807 M. Pennington Life E. Carter I. 32 That species of false wit which is now called quizzing and was formerly known by the equally barbarous term of humming. extracted from humv.² < n.c1440adj.1578 as lemmas
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hummingn.

hummingadj.

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