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Definition of "humming-top" [humming-top]

  • Alternative spelling of humming top. (noun)

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Use "humming-top" in a sentence
  • "I found the room reeling round in an uncertain way, like a labouring, humming-top."
  • "You've hit it, precisely; I must whirl hither and thither like a perfect humming-top."
  • "A suggested name for this whistler is the 'humming-top,' from his habit of describing semi-circles on the piano stool, and 'humming most melodiously.'"