interjection
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Indicating thinking or pondering.
example
Hmm... I just can't decide between the two.
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A demand for an answer to a question.
example
Just where were you until 2 a.m.? Hmm?
noun
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A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
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An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
example
They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.
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Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
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Unpleasant odour.
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An imposition or hoax; humbug.
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A kind of strong drink.
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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.
verb
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To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
example
We are humming happily along with the music.
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To express by humming.
example
The team ominously hummed “We shall overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break.
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To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
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To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
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The streets were humming with activity.
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To produce low sounds which blend continuously
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To reek, smell bad.
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This room really hums — have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?
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To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
interjection
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An expression used to show contentment for something
example
Mmm, this is a tasty pie!
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An expression used to show thought or reflection
example
Mmm, I see what you mean.
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An expression used to show being muffled or not able to speak clearly, as well as "mmph".
definition
Yes.
interjection
definition
Expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation. See uh.
example
Let’s see... um... how about this?
Examples of hum in a Sentence
She smiled and began to hum, ever so quietly.
The hum of the translator was gone.
While the hum of the machines broke up the silence of the room, I was making zero progress.
Some may sing, hum or whistle along with the tune, while others may dance or clap their hands.
These large round plankton hum as you spin them.
When the mood is eerie, the soundtrack is great, as less attention is given to the music and it becomes more of a background hum, but embark upon a quest and the extravaganza of melody and harmony just unleashes an attack on your ear drums.
The main sign of PDA is a constant heart murmur that sounds like the hum of a refrigerator or other machinery.
It has a slightly flat hum and a strong, very flat prime and has large doublets on all its important partials.
Your dog will have to listen to the constant hum of dryers. clippers and numerous other dogs barking all day.
Not to sound dire here, but a poorly installed fan can wobble, rattle or hum, and even pull away from the ceiling.
The good news, though, is that lead singer Kevin Rowland was right when he sang, "I'll hum this tune forever."
Another popular alternative rock band, Fall Out Boy, used the chorus from Hallelujah in their song Hum Hallelujah.
This included voices for R2-D2 and Chewbacca, the hum and hiss of lightsabers, the squeaks and groans of machinery, and the whistling screech of ships zooming through space.
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The room, in near total darkness, held a barely audible hum for background music.
The train lurched forward, the gentle hum of electricity soon pushing her into a near-doze, until the train lurched to a halt.
There was no other purr aside from the constant, low hum similar to the hum surrounding electric wires.
It was allegedly her translator and emitted a low-level hum similar to the walls.
She removed the translator and replaced it, satisfied at the faint hum indicating it was working once more.
She tapped her translator again despite the hum and determined he was ignoring her.
The hum of a spacecraft made her pulse leap again, and her eyes found the small craft descending from the sky to a landing point a hundred meters away.
He began to hum a Dave Brubeck piece as he reached for a bottle of virgin olive oil.
In spite of the cloudy weather and the threat of rain, Dean ended the daylight hours listening to the hum of his bike tires on the country roads west of Parkside.
The souls of his forefathers inhabited the obelisk, making it hum with immense power.
The hum in the air became a whine almost too loud to bear.
Damian and Eden were closer, his deceptive display of relaxed power causing the air to hum with even more magic.
The signals were sent by cutting up the continuous hum in the telephone into long and short periods in accordance with the Morse code by manipulating the key in the primary circuit.
Tell Hum (as the name is generally spelt, though Talliam would probably be preferable for several reasons) is an important ruin on the shore, south of the last-mentioned site.
A conspicuous building has been erected close to the water, from the fragments of the Tell Hum synagogue.
Since the 4th century Tell Hum has been pointed out by all the Christian writers of importance as the site of Capernaum.
Between Tell Hum and Minyeh is Tell `Oreimeh, the site of a forgotten Amorite city.
The walls of the underground facility were trembling from a shockwave of power that made her Guardian senses hum with danger.
With the hum of their bonds and the satiation of the blood exchange, she ventured a look at him.
Scranton was my baby—I wanted to see it hum but Brunell wasn't the hummer for the job.
The last sound to reach his ears as he dropped off to sleep was the hum of the vacuum cleaner competing with the twang of Merle Haggard on the disc player.
The obelisk groaned, and the hum in the air became a whine almost too loud to bear.
It made his blood hum with impending battle fever, but he ignored the silent challenge.
The hum and the tierce in the chimed bell do not affect the initial sensation of pitch, despite the loudness of these partials.
A bad hum usually means that the main electrolytic capacitors have come to the end of the road.
They produce 45 decibels of sound, i.e. no louder than the hum of an air-conditioner.
However they could vibrate at much lower harmonics, which could feasibly give rise to a low frequency hum.
At low speed, the fan emits a barely audible hum.
Likewise, we should have heard a vibrant hum of energy to highlight its alien power.
All is silent save for the faint hum of well inflated tires on the dry road.
There was always a loud hum audible from the enormous transformer.
Day after day there was a steady, quiet hum for the ninety minutes the teacher worked and the children played.
There is a constant hum coming from the hospital, where patients lie in the spanking new building attended 24 hours by medical staff.
Best in a screened case but will work with slight hum in plastic sandwich box.
At the time of the voting book 5 wasn't out or it would also have been here, ho hum.
How does the number of times om mani padme hum is said affect one's life?