hum
(noun, verb, interjection)
interjection
1. hmm; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.
noun
1. the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
- there is a constant hum of military preparation
Similar word(s): busyness
Definition categories: state, action, activeness, activity
2. an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
Definition categories: group
3. a humming noise
- the hum of distant traffic
Similar word(s): humming
Definition categories: event, noise
Sentences with hum as a noun:
- They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.
verb
1. sing with closed lips
- She hummed a melody
Definition categories: communication, sing
2. be noisy with activity
Definition categories: stative, be
3. sound with a monotonous hum
Similar word(s): thrum
Definition categories: perception, go, sound
4. make a low continuous sound
- The refrigerator is humming
Definition categories: communication, noise, resound
Sentences with hum as a verb:
- We are humming happily along with the music.
- to hum a tune
- The hazers ominously hummed "We shall overcome" while they paddled the unruly pledges
- 'The streets were humming with activity.
- This room really hums — have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?