hum
verb (used without object)
to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
was humming
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past progressiveof hum.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"It was as if a lot of planes were flying overhead, everything was humming and the glass in the windows shook."
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Torres also said he paid off his house and cars when the economy was humming, easing the pain of a fresh downturn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Now that everything was humming in Moscow, Pizza Hut’s international trainers could head back home.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
In explaining why he left a Tulane job where by all accounts he was thriving and the athletic department was humming, Dannen said Seattle appealed to him and his family.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
He was humming merrily as he stoked the fire.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
