Hum·ming, n. A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum.
Hummingale, lively or strong ale. --Dryden.
Humming-bird moth Zool., a hawk moth. See Hawk moth, under Hawk, the bird.
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hummingbird moth
n : any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of
powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn: hawkmoth,
hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth]