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What is the noun for humming?

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hummer
  1. One who hums.
  2. (informal) A humvee.
  3. (informal) A type of vehicle resembling a jeep but bulkier.
  4. (informal) A hummingbird.
  5. (informal) A humdinger.
  6. (baseball) A fastball.
  7. (slang) A very energetic or lively person, a powerful lively thing.
  8. (slang) Something or someone exceptional of their type.
  9. (slang, obsolete) An obvious lie.
  10. (slang, obsolete) A liar.
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  12. Examples:
    1. “Joshua's artistic talent is a hummer that leaves everyone in awe.”
      “Gallant is also not afraid to spread his wings outside the usual hummer and strummer box.”
      “This is the largest hummer at the feeders, and it's easily recognized as a violet-ear by its bluish-green color and blue-violet ears.”
hum
  1. A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
  2. An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
  3. Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
  4. (Britain, slang) unpleasant odour.
  5. (dated) An imposition or hoax; humbug.
  6. (obsolete) A kind of strong drink.
  7. A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “A couple of hours had passed, and the steady hum of the motors was beginning to make them drowsy.”
hummingbird
  1. Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “God has equipped the hummingbird with a needle-like bill that penetrates deep into flowers to extract nectar.”
      “They are a tiny bit smaller than the eggs of a bee hummingbird and they certainly look like wall lizard eggs.”
      “For dry shade, also try Douglas iris, any of the alum roots, hummingbird sage, sword fern, and foothill sedge.”
humming
  1. The sound of something that hums; a hum.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The calming humming of the air conditioner helped me fall asleep.”
hummingbirds
  1. plural of hummingbird
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Attract hummingbirds by planting Mexican bush sage, pineapple sage, and beebalm.”
      “Flashing brilliant sparks of glittering light as they hover and dart among flowers, hummingbirds evoke a surreal magic.”
      “When taking nectar, hummingbirds contacted anthers, receiving pollen on their bill.”
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