as in humming
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
the pitch burred past the batter's ear
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When the paint has dried and the kitchen is humming, expansion could feel like a blessing for the Rileys.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Data centers on Earth are not just static buildings full of chips humming away, says Raul Martynek, the CEO of DataBank, a company that maintains 75 data centers, primarily located in the United States.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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The room was buzzing with conversation, ranging from lively beauty networking to the latest Summer House drama.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2026
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But that moment when your internet is too slow for gaming, your laptop is too laggy for your creativity, or your TV sounds like a buzzing fly is when all the fun ends, and the stress begins.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Armed with artificial lights, Marco sat his sister at a desk across from a golden cryostat, which her colleagues use to freeze detectors to temperatures colder than the vacuum of space to hunt for subatomic particles zipping by.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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As with past generations, the 2026 Grand Sport has a wide body style and similar telltale graphics packages ― most notably, the racing stripes from front to back across the hood ― that were first designed to quickly distinguish the vehicle zipping by on a racetrack.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Burring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burring. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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