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(noun) -huhm-ing-burd

A very small nectar-sipping New World bird of the family Trochilidae, characterized by the brilliant, iridescent plumage of the male, a slender bill, and narrow wings, the extremely rapid beating of which produces a humming sound: noted for their ability to hover and to fly upward, downward, and backward in a horizontal position.

(noun) -huhm-ing-burd

A name given to a woman who represents grace and beauty. In likeness to the hummingbird, the world becomes more picturesque and aesthetic when she is in sight. Her existence surpasses poetry and cannot be constrained to just words alone, just as a hummingbird's wings cannot be captured with sight alone. Life's most precious things cannot be fully comprehended by the senses but only felt in the heart. A hummingbird (human female) will often bear the tattooed figure of a hummingbird (small nectar-sipping bird) on her ribcage. It is very rare that you should find such a woman, but if done; make her your best friend.
There are no words to describe the friendship of a hummingbird, you only feel gratitude and thankfulness.
by Dowdy Cardinal September 19, 2013
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