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as in humming
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head
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Verb
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Keep those air conditioners humming, because this week is kicking off with some unusually hot weather.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Astros, Guardians Their injury list has a payroll greater than a bunch of frugal franchises, yet the Rangers keep humming along and applying pressure to their AL West counterparts.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Initially Mila can be seen hissing at Fifi, just for being near her.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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In 2021, scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore turned Madagascar hissing cockroaches into cyborgs, implanting electrodes in sensory organs known as cerci that were then connected to tiny computers.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 Aug. 2025
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Within minutes, the inbox starts buzzing, and they get pulled into a flood of urgent emails.—
Wilson Luna,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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His new social media activity has the wrestling world buzzing about a potential return to the company.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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There were few cars — mostly just workers in bamboo hats on foot or on bikes, with the occasional motor scooter zipping along.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Commissioner David Suarez, named as a defendant in the lawsuit, made a brief appearance at Wednesday’s press conference, zipping in front of reporters on an electric scooter.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Night approaches morning, whispering a rousing greeting.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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For every person whispering white, there were 10 more standing at the ready who wanted to make the transition as painless as possible for those arriving from the Crescent City.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Whishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whishing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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