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How to pronounce humming in American English
“humming” pronunciation by American speakers
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“humming” in real sentences — American speakers
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You were probably humming them.
The Obama White House
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was John humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
NASA
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Each humming along at a synchronized frequency of sixty hertz.
FEMA
Words that sound like “humming”
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