The child carefully wound the string and launched the humming top across the wooden floor.

The child carefully wound the string around the humming-top before giving it a quick twist to set it spinning.

A humming-bird hovered near the window, its wings a blur as it sipped nectar from the feeder.

The humming-birds hovered near the bright red flowers, their wings a blur.

A humming bird hovered near the window, its iridescent throat flashing in the sunlight.

We ordered a pint of humming October to celebrate.

On a windy afternoon we sat in the valley and took turns pressing our ears into the hollow of the humming stone to hear the low, vibrating tones it produced.

The children lined up to watch the humming-tops spin under the summer sun.

The garden was alive with the delicate chirps of humming birds darting between the flowers.

The children lined up to watch the humming tops dance across the wooden floor.