hum
/hˈʌm/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- sing with closed lips
“She hummed a melody” - be noisy with activity
“This office is buzzing with activity” - sound with a monotonous hum
- make a low continuous sound
“The refrigerator is humming”
noun
- the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
“they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers” - 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
- a humming noise
“the hum of distant traffic”
Synonyms for hum
Words that rhyme with hum
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