hum
verb (used without object)
to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
have been humming
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present perfect progressiveof hum.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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African governments have been calling for more COVID-19 vaccines to help catch up with richer regions, where vaccine rollouts have been humming along for more than a year.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2021
I soon arrived at a school gymnasium that should have been humming with excitement, kids ready to play, parents chatting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2020
Mayfield, Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry have been humming over the first four weeks.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2020
We were all cheering for Patten, who had wrung out her guts onstage, and we were cheering for Morissette, who created a song we have been humming for much of our lives.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
Things have been humming about me so fast that I have had hardly time to think.
From The Lady of the Shroud by Stoker, Bram
