humming

/ˈhʌmɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    To express by humming.

    The team ominously hummed “We shall overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break.
  3. 3

    To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly

  4. 4

    To buzz, be busily active like a beehive

    The streets were humming with activity.
  5. 5

    To produce low sounds which blend continuously

  6. 6

    To reek, smell bad.

    This room really hums — have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?
  7. 7

    To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.

noun

  1. 1

    The sound of something that hums; a hum.

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