hum
hum - English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhʌm/
Noun
hum (plural hums)
- A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
- An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
- They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.
- Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
- (UK, slang) Unpleasant odour.
- (dated) An imposition or hoax; humbug.
- (obsolete) A kind of strong drink.
- (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.
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Verb
hum (third-person singular simple present hums, present participle humming, simple past and past participle hummed)
- (intransitive) 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.
- (transitive) To express by humming.
- to hum a tune
- The team ominously hummed “We shall overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break.
- (intransitive) To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
- (intransitive) To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
- The streets were humming with activity.
- (intransitive) To produce low sounds which blend continuously
- (Britain, slang) To reek, smell bad.
- This room really hums — have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?
- (transitive, UK, dated, slang) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
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Interjection
hum
- Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.
- Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c.
Derived terms
Anagrams
hum - Akan
Pronunciation
- Tone: M
Predicate
hum
- An identity for a "nom-int-txt" code: a wilde wish.
- hum ɔkɔ - a life cycle
hum - Albanian
Noun
hum - Bahnar
Alternative forms
- hŭm
Pronunciation
- IPA: /huːm/
Verb
hum
- to bathe
hum - Dutch
Noun
hum n (plural hummen, diminutive hummetje n)
- (good) mood
Alternative forms
Interjection
hum!
- uttering to attract attention, without literal meaning
hum - French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɔm/
Interjection
hum
hum - Jakaltek
Noun
hum
hum - Middle English
Pronoun
hum
- Alternative form of hem (“them”)
hum - Ngamo
Noun
hùm
hum - Phalura
Pronunciation
- IPA: /hum/
Particle
hum (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling ہُم)
- also, as well as
hum - Portuguese
Numeral
hum m (feminine huma)
- Archaic spelling of um.
Usage notes
In Brazil, this spelling is still seen in finance-related slips such as lottery tickets, cheques and receipts, in order to prevent fraud.
Article
hum m (plural huns, feminine huma, feminine plural humas)
- Obsolete spelling of um
Interjection
hum
hum - Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /xûːm/
Noun
hȗm m (Cyrillic spelling ху̑м)
Declension
Synonyms
Noun
hum f (Cyrillic spelling хум)
- (obsolete) arrogance