hums
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/hʌmz/
English
Definitions
noun
- A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
- An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.“They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.”
- Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
- Unpleasant odour.
verb
- To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.“We are humming happily along with the music.”
- To express by humming.“The team ominously hummed “We shall overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break.”
- To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
- To buzz, be busily active like a beehive“The streets were humming with activity.”
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Synonyms
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