Synonyms
Examples of hummer in a Sentence
A hummer was feeding at the flowers.
he's a real hummer when it comes to getting new clients for his advertising agency
Recent Examples on the Web
The fire-engine red color of the feeder easily attracts hummers, and the four feeding ports can accommodate multiple birds.
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
For a week or longer a female was the dominant bird, perching on a favorite branch and leaving it only to drink or to chase off two other hummers.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Here’s how to make hummingbird food and attract hummers to your garden:
What is the Best Hummingbird Food Recipe?
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 8 Aug. 2023
This should prevent one hummer from dominating all feeders.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
Is there a wider problem that might be causing this disappearance of hummers?
—oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2023
And naturally, the only way to be comfortable was riding a stretch hummer the length of a city block.
—Jodi Walker, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2021
The hummers usually find it within a week and keep coming back, often the same date, for years on their migratory routes.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 29 Mar. 2020
Once in a while somebody catches a snakehead, but these ho-hummers don’t seem to be in any hurry to take over the nation’s waterways.
—Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2020
Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
For a week or longer a female was the dominant bird, perching on a favorite branch and leaving it only to drink or to chase off two other hummers.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Here’s how to make hummingbird food and attract hummers to your garden:
What is the Best Hummingbird Food Recipe?
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 8 Aug. 2023
This should prevent one hummer from dominating all feeders.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
Is there a wider problem that might be causing this disappearance of hummers?
—oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2023
And naturally, the only way to be comfortable was riding a stretch hummer the length of a city block.
—Jodi Walker, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2021
The hummers usually find it within a week and keep coming back, often the same date, for years on their migratory routes.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 29 Mar. 2020
Once in a while somebody catches a snakehead, but these ho-hummers don’t seem to be in any hurry to take over the nation’s waterways.
—Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Hummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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