Hum Definition
hŭm
hummed, humming, hums
verb
hummed, humming, hums
To make a low, continuous, murmuring sound like that of a bee or a motor.
Webster's New World
To emit the continuous droning sound of a bee on the wing; buzz.
American Heritage
To produce an effect on by humming.
To hum a child to sleep.
Webster's New World
To sing (a tune, etc.) with the lips closed.
Webster's New World
To give forth a confused, droning sound.
A room humming with voices.
Webster's New World
noun
hums
The act of humming.
Webster's New World
A continuous, murmuring sound.
Webster's New World
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
Wiktionary
Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
Wiktionary
(UK, slang) Unpleasant odour.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- susurration
- murmur
- croon
- bombination
- drone
- buzz
- busyness
- Al Faran
- Movement of Holy Warriors
- hua
- Harkat ul-Mujahedeen
- Harkat ul-Ansar
- Harkat-ul-Mujahidin
- humming
- whir
interjection
Used to indicate hesitation, surprise, or displeasure.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Hmm; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.
Wiktionary
Origin of Hum
From Old English hommen "make a murmuring sound to cover embarrassment," later (medieval English) hummen "to buzz, drone" (c.1420); akin to (medieval and modern) Dutch hommel 'humblebee', medieval German hummen 'to hum', probably ultimately of imitative origin
From Wiktionary
Middle English hummen of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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