Hum

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To emit a continuous low droning sound like that of the speech sound (m) when prolonged.
  • intransitive verb. To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing; buzz.
  • intransitive verb. To give forth a low continuous drone blended of many sounds.
  • intransitive verb. To be in a state of busy activity.
  • intransitive verb. To produce a tune without opening the lips or forming words.
  • intransitive verb. To sing (a tune) without opening the lips or forming words.
  • intransitive verb. To throw or pitch (a ball) very fast.
  • noun. The sound produced by humming.
  • noun. The act of humming.
  • interjection. Used to indicate hesitation, surprise, or displeasure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An interjectional, hesitating sound, uttered with or during a pause; hem; h'm.
  • noun. Any inarticulate, low, murmuring, or buzzing sound, as that made by bees in flight, by a spinning top, etc.; a faint continuous sound having no definite pitch; a buzz.
  • noun. Specifically— A low confused noise, as of a crowd, or of distant voices or sounds of any kind.
  • noun. A buzz or murmur of applause or approbation.
  • noun. A sound uttered with closed mouth by a speaker in a pause from embarrassment, affectation, or the like: as, hums and haws. Also (and now more commonly) hem.
  • noun. A drink formerly common, probably made of strong ale or of ale and spirit. Its exact composition is not known.
  • To make a prolonged droning sound, as a bee in flight; drone; murmur; buzz.
  • To give utterance to a similar sound, such as the droning of a tune, a contemptuous or vacant mumbling, a murmuring expression of applause or satisfaction, hesitation, dissent, etc.
  • Same as hem.
  • To sing with shut mouth, as to the sound m; murmur without articulation; mumble: as, to hum an air.
  • To express approbation of, or applaud, by humming.
  • To trick or delude; impose on; cajole.
  • noun. An imposition or hoax; a humbug.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble.
  • transitive verb. To express satisfaction with by humming.
  • transitive verb. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.
  • noun. A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.
  • noun. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound.
  • noun. The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance.
  • noun. A buzz or murmur, as of approbation.
  • noun. An imposition or hoax.
  • noun. An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc.
  • noun. A kind of strong drink formerly used.
  • noun. See under Venous.
  • intransitive verb. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz.
  • intransitive verb. To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone.
  • intransitive verb. To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem.
  • intransitive verb. To express satisfaction by a humming noise.
  • intransitive verb. To have the sensation of a humming noise.
  • interjection. Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
  • noun. An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
  • noun. Busy activity, like a beehive's buzz
  • noun. unpleasant odour.
  • verb. To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
  • verb. To express of affect by humming
  • verb. To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
  • verb. To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
  • verb. To produce low sounds which blend continuously
  • Word Usage
    "-- There, d'ye hire, _Het Came_! she dwon't drean -- _hum, hum, hum_."
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    Brum  Krum  Mum  alum  become  
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    advise  amidala  break  burn  buzz  
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    hummed  humming  
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    hummed  humming  hums