Hum - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hʌm|  American pronunciation of the word hum
Brit.  |hʌm|  British pronunciation of the word hum

noun

- the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (syn: busyness)
there is a constant hum of military preparation
- an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
- a humming noise (syn: humming)
the hum of distant traffic

verb

- sing with closed lips
She hummed a melody
- be noisy with activity (syn: buzz, seethe)
- sound with a monotonous hum (syn: thrum)
- make a low continuous sound
The refrigerator is humming

Extra examples

The garden was humming with bees.

The refrigerator hummed in the background.

I was humming to myself.

We hummed along to the music.

I hummed a little song.

By noon, the office was really humming.

The restaurant hums on weekends.

Bees cluster and hum.

The square was humming with activity.

The room was humming with the voices of a large number of guests.

I hardly need to tell you that he's not quite the man to make things hum.

The speciality of the hum is the lone drunk.

Tony was humming to himself as he drove along.

He began to hum a tune.

Machines hummed on the factory floor.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: hum
he/she/it: hums
present participle: humming
past tense: hummed
past participle: hummed
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