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hum (h

v. hummed, hum·ming, hums

v.intr.

a. To emit a continuous low droning sound like that of the speech sound (m) when prolonged.

b. To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing; buzz.

c. To give forth a low continuous drone blended of many sounds: The avenue hummed with traffic.

2. To be in a state of busy activity.

3. To produce a tune without opening the lips or forming words.

v.tr.

1. To sing (a tune) without opening the lips or forming words.

2. Baseball To throw or pitch (a ball) very fast.

1. The sound produced by humming.

2. The act of humming.

interj.

Used to indicate hesitation, surprise, or displeasure.

[Middle English hummen, of imitative origin.]

humma·ble adj.

hum

Verb

[humming, hummed]

1. to make a low continuous vibrating sound

2. (of a person) to sing with the lips closed

3. to utter an indistinct sound when hesitating

4. Informal to be in a state of feverish activity: the town hums with activity and life

5. Slang to smell unpleasant

6. hum and haw See haw²

Noun

1. a low continuous murmuring sound

2. an unpleasant smell

interj, n

an indistinct sound of hesitation [imitative]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	hum - the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation" busyness activeness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
	2.	HUM - 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 Al Faran, Harkat ul-Ansar, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUA, Movement of Holy Warriors act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
	3.	hum - a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" humming noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb	1.	hum - sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody" sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
	2.	hum - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" seethe, buzz be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" pullulate, swarm, teem - be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
	3.	hum - sound with a monotonous hum thrum sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	4.	hum - make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming" make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise

hum

verb 1. drone, buzz, murmur, throb, vibrate, purr, croon, thrum, whir

verb 2. (Informal) be busy, buzz, bustle, move, stir, pulse, be active, vibrate, pulsate

Translations

hum [hʌm] vt → tararear, canturrear

vi → tararear, canturrear; [insect] → zumbar

n (ELEC) → zumbido; [of traffic, machines] → zumbido, ronroneo; [of voices etc] → murmullo

hum [hʌm] vt [+ tune] → fredonner

vi → fredonner; [insect] → bourdonner; [plane, tool] → vrombir

n → fredonnement m; bourdonnement m; vrombissement m

hum [hʌm] vt → summen

vi → summen;

(machine) → brummen

n → Summen nt;

(of traffic) → Brausen nt;

(of machines) → Brummen nt;

(of voices) → Gemurmel nt

hum [hʌm] vt [+ tune] → canticchiare

vi → canticchiare; [insect, plane, tool] → ronzare

n (also ELEC) → ronzio; [of traffic, machines] → rumore m [of voices etc] → mormorio, brusio

hum

v hum [ham]

1 to make a musical sound with closed lips He was humming a tune to himself. neurie يُرَنِّمُ ، يُدَنْدِنُ тананикам broukat nynne summen σιγομουρμουρίζω tararear, canturrear ümisema وزوزكردن hyräillä fredonner לְזַמזֵם गुनगुनाना pjevušiti(zatvorenih usta) zümmög menggumam humma; raula með lokaðan munn canticchiare ハミングする 콧노래로[] 부르다 niūniuoti dungot bersenandung neurien nynne, småsynge nucić, śpiewać mormorando cantarolar a fredona мурлыкать nôtiť si, pohmkávať brundati pevušiti nynna ฮัมเพลงโดยไม่เปิดปาก mırıldanmak 哼曲子 мугикати گنگنانا ngậm miệng ngân nga 哼曲子

2 to make a similar sound The bees were humming round the hive. zoem يَطِنُّ бръмча bzučet summe summen βουίζω zumbar sumisema وزوزكردن surista bourdonner לְזַמזֵם गुनगुनाना, गाना zujati zümmög mendengung suða ronzare ぶんぶんいう (벌이)윙윙거리다 dūgzti, zvimbti, gausti, ūžti dūkt; sanēt berdengung zoemen summe, surre brzęczeć, bzykać zumbir a zumzăi гудеть, жужжать bzučať brenčati zujati surra, brumma ทำเสียงคล้ายฮัมเพลง vızıldamak 發嗡嗡聲 гудіти بھنبھنانے جیسی آواز kêu vo ve 发嗡嗡声

3 to be active Things are really humming round here. gons يَضِجُّ بالحَرَكَةِ والنَّشاط оживен съм čile se hýbat summe sich lebhaft bewegen σφύζω από ζωή estar en actividad, bullir vuhinal minema در جنبش بودن pyöriä marcher rondement לַעֲבוֹד בְּמֶרֶץ तेजी से चलना dogadati se pezseg sibuk vera á fullu procedere (alla svelta) 活気づく 활기가 있다 virte virti izrādīt aktivitāti sibuk van de gonzen activiteiten summe, komme fart i sakene pracować zawzięcie aquecer a fi în toi кипеть, бить ключом hýbať sa hitro se odvijati zahuktati se sorla, vara i liv och rörelse วุ่นวาย yoğun olmak 活躍起來 кипіти حرکت میں ہونا hoạt động mạnh 活跃起来

a humming sound I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation. gegons طنين، دَنْدَنَه бръмчене hřmot; brumlání brummen; summen das Summen βουητό zumbido vurin, sumin وزوز hurina, sorina bourdonnement זִמזוּם गुंजन zujanje, šum, brujanje zümmögés dengungan suð, niður rumore, borbottio ぶんぶんいう音 윙윙[] 하는 소리 dūzgimas, ūžimas dūkoņa; sanoņa; dungošana dengungan gezoem, gegons summing, surring, nynning szum, warkot zumbido zumzet гул; жужжание hukot; šum brnenje zujanje surrande, brummande, brus, sorl เสี่งหึ่ง ๆ mırıltı, vızıltı, uğultu 嗡嗡聲,嘈雜聲 гудіння بھنبھنانے کی آواز tiếng ậm ừ; tiếng vo ve 嗡嗡声,嘈杂声

n humming-bird

a small brightly-coloured American bird which makes a humming sound with its wings. kolibrie طائِر طَنّان колибри kolibřík kolibri der Kolibri είδος πολύχρωμου πουλιού που παράγει ήχο με τα φτερά του colibrí koolibri يكجور مرغ مگسخوار kolibri oiseau-mouche יוֹנֵק הַדבַש मर्मर पक्षी kolibric kolibri burung kolibri kólibrífugl colibrì はちどり (미국산) 벌새 kolibris kolibri burung madu kolibri kolibri koliber beija-flor colibri колибри kolibrík kolibri kolibri kolibri นกที่เล็กที่สุดในโลก sinek kuşu 蜂鳥 колібрі شکر خورا chim ruồi 蜂鸟

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