hum

noun · verb · interjectionA1

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noun

Plural noun:

hums

1.
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
2.
An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.
3.
Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
4.
(UK, slang)Unpleasant odour.
5.
(dated)An imposition or hoax; humbug.
6.
(obsolete)A kind of strong drink.
7.
(with article) A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.
8.
(Malaysia, Singapore, informal, uncountable)Synonym of see hum (“blood cockles, ark clams”).
Đồng nghĩa: see hum

verb

V_es/s

hums

V_ing/Gerund

humming

V_ed/pp

hummed

1.
(intransitive)To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
We are humming happily along with the music.
Đồng nghĩa: croon
2.
(transitive)To express by humming.
to hum a tune
The team hummed “We Shall Overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break.
Đồng nghĩa: buzz, croon
3.
(intransitive)To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly.
Đồng nghĩa: bumble, buzz, whirr
4.
(intransitive)To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
The streets were humming with activity.
Đồng nghĩa: bustle, buzz, hustle
5.
(intransitive)To produce low sounds which blend continuously
6.
(British, slang)To reek, smell bad.
This room really hums — have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?
Đồng nghĩa: funk, stink, funk, honk, hum, niff, pong, reek, smell, stink, stink to high heaven, whiff
7.
(UK, dated, slang, transitive)To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
Đồng nghĩa: blandish, inveigle, sweet-talk, blandander, blandish, butter up, cajole, fast-talk, canoodle, carny, coax, collogue, croodle, engle, fleech, honey around, honey up, hum, ingle, inveigle, soap, soft-sawder, soft-soap, stroke, sweet-talk, tweedle, twist, wheedle, whilly, word

1.
Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.
Đồng nghĩa: hmm
2.
Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c.
Đồng nghĩa: um

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From Middle English hummen; akin to hommelen, dialectal hommen, hummen, probably ultimately of origin.