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hum

[ huhm ]

verb (used without object)

hummed, humming.
  1. to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
  2. to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises.
  3. to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, embarrassment, dissatisfaction, etc.; hem.
  4. to sing with closed lips, without articulating words.
  5. to be in a state of busy activity:

    The household hummed in preparation for the wedding.

    Synonyms: ,

  6. British Slang. to have a bad odor, as of stale perspiration.


verb (used with object)

hummed, humming.
  1. to sound, sing, or utter by humming:

    to hum a tune.

  2. to bring, put, etc., by humming:

    to hum a child to sleep.

noun

  1. the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
  2. Audio. an unwanted low-frequency sound caused by power-line frequencies in any audio component.

interjection

  1. (an inarticulate sound uttered in contemplation, hesitation, dissatisfaction, doubt, etc.)

hum

/ ʌ /

verb

  1. intr to make a low continuous vibrating sound like that of a prolonged m
  2. intr (of a person) to sing with the lips closed
  3. intr to utter an indistinct sound, as in hesitation; hem
  4. informal.
    intr to be in a state of feverish activity
  5. slang.
    intr to smell unpleasant
  6. slang.
    intr to scrounge
  7. hum and haw
    See hem 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a low continuous murmuring sound
  2. electronics an undesired low-frequency noise in the output of an amplifier or receiver, esp one caused by the power supply
  3. slang.
    a scrounger; cadger
  4. slang.
    an unpleasant odour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an indistinct sound of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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Other yvlog Forms

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hum1

1300–50; Middle English; ultimately imitative; cognate with German hummen to hum; humblebee
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hum1

C14: of imitative origin; compare Dutch hommelen, Old High German humbal bumblebee
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For here, everything was slightly abstracted — a sonic hum gave way to a hazy mixture of lights as I glanced at various ideas and impressions.

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On this Friday, the kitchen hums with activity.

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It sits among the sterile light and low hum of self-checkout lines, its offerings tucked behind plastic lids that do little to inspire imagination.

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It’s impossible to not feel this love — this sense of community — when you walk through the Plant Chica’s Degnan Avenue gate humming the soulful tunes — Luther Vandross is playing now — of the vendors outside.

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But in the coming months, Musselman will surely sprint out in front, setting the pace like he always has, not a doubt in his mind that he’ll have USC humming soon enough.

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