hum

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.

2. 2intransitive verb

   To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone.

3. 3intransitive verb

   To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem.

4. 4intransitive verb

   To express satisfaction by a humming noise.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition.

6. 6transitive verb

   To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune.

7. 7transitive verb

   To express satisfaction with by humming.

8. 8transitive verb

   To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.

9. 9noun

   A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.

10. 10noun

    Any inarticulate and buzzing sound

11. 11noun

    The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry.

12. 12noun

    A buzz or murmur, as of approbation.

13. 13noun

    An imposition or hoax.

14. 14interjection

    An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc.

15. 15interjection

    A kind of strong drink formerly used.

16. 16interjection

    Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.

17. 17noun

    a humming noise

    "the hum of distant traffic"

    Synonyms

    humming
18. 18noun

    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

19. 19noun

    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
20. 20verb

    sing with closed lips

    "She hummed a melody"

21. 21verb

    make a low continuous sound

    "The refrigerator is humming"

22. 22verb

    sound with a monotonous hum

    Synonyms

    thrum
23. 23verb

    be noisy with activity

    "This office is buzzing with activity"

    Synonyms

    buzzseethe