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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. humverb

    Synonyms:
    buzz, whir, bumble, hustle, bustle, croon

  2. humverb

    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.

    Synonyms:
    bustle, buzz, hustle, whir, croon, bumble

  3. humverb

    An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.

    They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the washing machine on.

    Synonyms:
    buzz, hustle, croon, whir, bustle, bumble

  4. humverb

    Busy activity, like a beehive's buzz

    Synonyms:
    croon, bumble, buzz, whir, bustle, hustle

  5. humverb

    To buzz, be busily active like a beehive

    'The streets were humming with activity.

    Synonyms:
    hustle, whir, croon, buzz, bustle, bumble

  6. humverb

    To produce a low sounds which blend continuously

    Synonyms:
    bumble, bustle, hustle, whir, croon, buzz

  7. humverb

    To reek, smell bad.

    This room really hums have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?

    Synonyms:
    bustle, hustle, whir, buzz, bumble, croon

  8. humverb

    To deceive, or impose on one by some story or device.

    Synonyms:
    buzz, whir, hustle, bumble, bustle, croon

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. hum

    To sing is primarily and ordinarily to utter a succession of articulate musical sounds with the human voice. The word has come to include any succession of musical sounds; we say the bird or the rivulet sings; we speak of "the singing quality" of an instrument, and by still wider extension of meaning we say the teakettle or the cricket sings. To chant is to sing in solemn and somewhat uniform cadence; chant is ordinarily applied to non-metrical religious compositions. To carol is to sing joyously, and to warble (kindred with whirl) is to sing with trills or quavers, usually also with the idea of joy. Carol and warble are especially applied to the singing of birds. To chirp is to utter a brief musical sound, perhaps often repeated in the same key, as by certain small birds, insects, etc. To chirrup is to utter a somewhat similar sound; the word is often used of a brief, sharp sound uttered as a signal to animate or rouse a horse or other animal. To hum is to utter murmuring sounds with somewhat monotonous musical cadence, usually with closed lips; we speak also of the hum of machinery, etc.

    Synonyms:
    carol, chant, chirp, chirrup, sing, warble

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. busyness, humnoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    busyness, humming

  2. Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriorsnoun

    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

    Synonyms:
    busyness, humming

  3. hum, hummingverb

    a humming noise

    "the hum of distant traffic"

    Synonyms:
    busyness, humming

  4. humverb

    sing with closed lips

    "She hummed a melody"

    Synonyms:
    seethe, thrum, buzz

  5. hum, buzz, seetheverb

    be noisy with activity

    "This office is buzzing with activity"

    Synonyms:
    roll, thrum, boil, seethe, bombinate, bombilate, buzz

  6. hum, thrumverb

    sound with a monotonous hum

    Synonyms:
    drum, seethe, thrum, buzz, strum, beat

  7. humverb

    make a low continuous sound

    "The refrigerator is humming"

    Synonyms:
    seethe, thrum, buzz

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. humverb

    Synonyms:
    buzz, make a buzzing sound

  2. humverb

    Synonyms:
    sing (in a low voice)

  3. humnoun

    Synonyms:
    buzz, buzzing sound

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. humnoun

    Synonyms:
    drone, murmur, buzz, bombination, croon

  2. humverb

    Synonyms:
    drone, murmur, buzz, bombinate, croon

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "hum":

    um, hmm, purr, humming, uh, snoring, hm, hom, ahem

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How to use hum in a sentence?

  1. Steven Rauch:

    You hum - if you hear your own voice amplified in the blocked ear, there’s nothing to worry about, it’s probably ear wax or fluid, if you hear your voice amplified in the good ear, that’s an emergency.

  2. Wajid Shaikh:

    Ab hum khush hain nahi Bs khush rehne ka farz adhaa kar rahe hain

  3. Jeff Jonas:

    Even after today's drop, I don't think people are totally ruling out Aetna Inc and Humana Inc -LRB- HUM.N -RRB-.

  4. The Hong Kong police:

    There is an uncertainty that weighs on you; you don't know whether they'll contact our lawyers tomorrow and say we've decided to charge you with X, Y, or Z, it's a low hum in the background that sometimes gets louder.

  5. Card Grondorf:

    Hum fits a need that exists for people to feel more connected.


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