Hum synonyms

hŭm

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buzz
(By extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
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sing in an undertone
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chirrup (related)
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murmur
To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.
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croon
To soothe by singing softly.
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whisper
To tell (something) to (someone) privately or as a secret
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moan
To say with a moan
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susurrate
To whisper; murmur; rustle
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clang (related)
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bombinate
To buzz; hum.
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thrum
To strum (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
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bum
(Slang) To depress, dishearten, or dismay. Often used with out.
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whir
To cause to make or move with such a sound:
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vibrate
To give off (light or sound) by vibration
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bombilate
(Rare) To hum or buzz.
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sound (related)
To cause to sound
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bombination
The act or sound of humming or buzzing; hum, buzz
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drone
Drone means a low tone that doesn’t stop.
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susurration
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): a low, indistinct continuous whispering sound; a murmur
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blur
To smear, stain or smudge.
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sing
To proclaim or extol something in verse.
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whiz
To make the buzzing or hissing sound of something moving swiftly through the air
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bumble
To make a humming or droning sound; buzz.
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burr
To speak with a burr
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sounds (related)
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sound
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humming
The sound of something that hums; a hum.
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Harkat-ul-Mujahidin
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
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Harkat ul-Ansar
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
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Harkat ul-Mujahedeen
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
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Al Faran
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
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Movement of Holy Warriors
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
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busyness
(US) The state of being busy.
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seethe
To boil (something).
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tinkling (related)
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chirp (related)
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tinkle (related)
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high-pitched (related)
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wail (related)
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throb (related)
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barely audible (related)
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hiss (related)
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hua
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
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sing low
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hum a tune
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sing without articulation
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zoom
To make a loud, low-pitched, buzzing or humming sound
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make a buzzing sound
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purr
(Intransitive) Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.
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speed
Speed is defined as to help someone or something along, or move too quickly.
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screech (related)
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Hum Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • With the hum of their bonds and the satiation of the blood exchange, she ventured a look at him.

  • The obelisk groaned, and the hum in the air became a whine almost too loud to bear.

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