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Meaning of hum in English humverb uk /hʌm/ us /hʌm/ -mm-

hum verb (MAKE A NOISE)

Add to word list Add to word list [ I ] to make a continuous low sound: The computers were humming in the background. What's that strange humming sound? [ I or T ] to sing without opening your mouth: She hummed to herself as she walked to school. I've forgotten how that song goes - could you hum it for me? [ I ] informal to be busy and full of activity, excitement, sounds, or voices: The bar was really humming last night. full of activity
  • busyThe pub is always busy on a Friday.
  • fullShe leads a rich, full life.
  • hecticThey tried to fit a holiday into their hectic schedules.
  • freneticThe frenetic pace of city life is exhausting.
  • bustlingThey moved to the bustling city centre.
See more results » Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
  • bang around phrasal verb
  • bleep
  • boop
  • choo-choo
  • chuff
  • clap along
  • click away phrasal verb
  • honk
  • peal
  • resonance
  • rumble
  • spit
  • squeak
  • susurrus
  • swoosh
  • thrum
  • thunk
  • tick-tock
  • ticking
  • whisper
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Singing Busy and active

hum verb (SMELL BAD)

UK informal to smell very unpleasant: Your feet really hum! Smells & smelling
  • acridly
  • anosmic
  • bergamot
  • deodorize
  • deodorizing
  • fragrant
  • fullness
  • fusty
  • malodorous
  • minging
  • niff
  • olfactory nerve
  • orangey
  • petrichor
  • piny
  • pungency
  • smelly
  • sniff
  • stagnant
  • stink
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Idiom

hum and haw humnoun [ C usually singular ] uk /hʌm/ us /hʌm/ a continuous low noise: hum of Our house is on a main road, so we can hear the constant hum of traffic. There's an annoying hum on this computer. Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
  • bang around phrasal verb
  • bleep
  • boop
  • choo-choo
  • chuff
  • clap along
  • click away phrasal verb
  • honk
  • peal
  • resonance
  • rumble
  • spit
  • squeak
  • susurrus
  • swoosh
  • thrum
  • thunk
  • tick-tock
  • ticking
  • whisper
See more results » (Definition of hum from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

hum | American Dictionary

humverb [ I/T ] us /hʌm/ -mm- Add to word list Add to word list to make a continuous, low sound, or to sing a tune with closed lips: [ I ] Debbie always hums to herself when she listens to music. [ T ] I’ve forgotten how that tune goes – could you hum it for me? fig. If something is humming, it is very busy and full of activity: [ I ] Factories that make paper products are humming at 97% of capacity. humnoun [ C usually sing ] us /hʌm/ a continuous, low sound: We could hear the constant hum of traffic outside the window. (Definition of hum from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of hum

hum They might be eating, talking, whistling, humming, smoking during the most dramatic scenes. From the Cambridge English Corpus Although cars stream by, pedestrians lose the impetus to move forward, derailed by this cool pool of sound with its mysterious, chantlike hum. From the Cambridge English Corpus If a tort system were a stereo system, the cognitive bias would be the hum or hiss, not one of the instrumental tracks. From the Cambridge English Corpus The precomputed lighting gives a huge lift in architectural quality; and ambient sounds such as bird song and air-conditioning hum strengthen the experience even further. From the Cambridge English Corpus Intermittent cross-fertilization has kept all these fields humming! From the Cambridge English Corpus She hummed phrases to herself and subsequently searched for the corresponding notes on the piano. From the Cambridge English Corpus But when the tune begins to sound like an advertising jingle, one hopes economists would not merely hum along. From the Cambridge English Corpus Temporal organization of flowering among the humming bird food plants of a tropical wet forest. From the Cambridge English Corpus In parallel, the vibration or hum from wind turbines discourage their inclusion as part of building structures for human occupation. From the Cambridge English Corpus Technical equipment from research facilities, as well as ventilation systems, creates a continuous hum that is partly airborne and partly structurally carried. From the Cambridge English Corpus A jugular venous hum always disappears in die recumbent position and should, therefore, never be confused with a continuous murmur from a duct. From the Cambridge English Corpus And he started to hum as he offered aperitifs. From the Cambridge English Corpus In their installation, autonomous robots react to visitors by humming sad or happy music, and by moving in a particular manner. From the Cambridge English Corpus The bird-scaring tape hums in the wind and was attached in several strands like a bow harp. From the Cambridge English Corpus He hums - that's the nicest thing about the role. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of hum These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of hum?

Translations of hum

in Chinese (Traditional) 發出連續低沉的聲音，嗡嗡作響, 哼（曲子）, 忙亂，忙碌… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 发出连续低沉的声音，嗡嗡作响, 哼（曲子）, 忙乱，忙碌… See more in Spanish zumbar, canturrear (una melodía), apestar… See more in Portuguese zunir, cantar com os lábios fechados, zumbido… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian in Russian in Arabic in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian ハミングする, （継続的に）ブーンと低い音をたてる, ブーンという継続的な低い音… See more mırıldanmak, vızıldamak, vınlamak… See more fredonner, ronronner, bourdonner… See more taral·lejar, brunzir, brunzit… See more neuriën, zoemen, gonzen van de activiteiten… See more nynne, summe, brummen… See more nynna, surra, brumma… See more bersenandung, berdengung, sibuk… See more summen, sich lebhaft bewegen, das Summen… See more nynne, surre, summe… See more мугикати, гудіти, кипіти… See more напевать, мурлыкать, жужжать… See more يُدَنْدِن, يَطِنّ, طَنين… See more broukat, bzučet, čile se hýbat… See more menggumam, mendengung, sibuk… See more ฮัมเพลงโดยไม่เปิดปาก, ทำเสียงคล้ายฮัมเพลง, ดำเนินไปอย่างดี… See more ngậm miệng ngân nga, kêu vo ve, hoạt động mạnh… See more nucić, szumieć, buczeć… See more 콧노래를 부르다, 웅웅거리다, 웅웅거리는소리… See more cantare a bocca chiusa, canticchiare, emettere un ronzio… See more Need a translator?

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