Example sentences for: humming

How can you use “humming” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The U.S. economy has grown faster than it did in 1998, Europe is now humming along nicely, Japan has crawled out of recession (at least for the moment), and much of Asia is now moving again.

  • Village contests judge competitors on their most spectacular flying skills — height, dexterity, and the humming sound produced by the wind through the kite-head.

  • 4 says, "In the Presence of Others Sing not to yourself with a humming Noise, nor Drum with your Fingers or Feet."

  • Today cruise ships, yachts, fishing boats, and freighters keep the waterfront humming while traffic never ceases along the futuristic network of expressways; and Miami’s sprawling international airport is one of the busiest in the US.

  • This hiss, the noise level in her voice, like Glenn Gould's humming as he played the piano or the squeaking of Andrés Segovia's fingers on the strings of his guitar, makes her unusual today, when most singers are trained in the discipline of steely perfection and when our ears have become accustomed to the sharp-edged sounds of a compact disc, surrounded by undiluted digital silence.


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