Synonyms of humming

humming 1 of 2

adjective

as in buzzing

marked by much life, movement, or activity

the new science center is usually humming with school groups on Thursdays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzing
• busy
• thriving
• vibrant
• lively
• crowded
• brisk
• bustling
• populous
• abuzz
• rousing
• stirring
• animated
• flourishing
• alive
• happening
• hopping
• kinetic
• astir
• abubble
• aboil
• swarming
• overflowing
• teeming
• thronging
• abounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• sleepy
• inactive
• lifeless
• asleep

humming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of hum

1

as in bursting

to be copiously supplied

one restaurant was humming with diners, while a neighboring eatery was practically empty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzing
• bursting
• bulging
• brimming
• teeming
• swarming
• crawling
• bustling
• bristling
• overflowing
• abounding
• pullulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lacking
• wanting
• needing

2

as in zipping

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

a helicopter hummed overhead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzing
• zipping
• whispering
• whirring
• hissing
• droning
• whistling
• whizzing
• murmuring
• sighing
• zooming
• burring
• purring
• thrumming
• whishing
• bumbling
• chirring
• cooing
• rustling
• churring
• wheezing
• swishing
• fizzing
• sizzling
• whooshing
• curring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of humming

Adjective

The Colts’ offense is absolutely humming. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025

Verb

The company thinks its fully reusable Starship megarocket will be humming along by then, taking care of all its spaceflight needs. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

People don’t want huge, ugly, ominously humming industrial infrastructure in their backyard. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026

The counter is filled with bakes straight from the oven, the room humming with the rhythm of a schedule that finally feels a little more settled. — Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

But Mensah finished the game going 6 of 10 for just 7 yards after throwing for 213 yards during his record-setting completion run that, to that point, allowed Miami’s high-octane offense to keep humming. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Whatever people’s personal beliefs about the technology, the money going into it is keeping the world’s biggest economy humming. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

To build the president’s White House ballroom, roughly 250 workers have been pouring concrete and installing steel framework, keeping the site humming for 20 hours a day, seven days a week. — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

As the Yeomen continued losing games last year, the larger college-football machine kept humming at campuses across the country. — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Sandra Ogbebor hunches over her softly humming refrigerator and scours through bottles before finally yanking out an orange juice. — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026