humming
/ˈhʌmɪŋ/
verb
- 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
To express by humming.
“The team ominously hummed “We shall overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break.”
- 3
To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
- 4
To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
“The streets were humming with activity.”
- 5
To produce low sounds which blend continuously
- 6
To reek, smell bad.
“This room really hums — have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?”
- 7
To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
noun
- 1
The sound of something that hums; a hum.
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