Another word for hum
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Verb
To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound
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Noun
A continuous low-pitched droning sound
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Another word for hum
Verb
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- The soft vibrant sound made by a cat.
- A sound similar to that made by a cat:
- To make or utter a soft vibrant sound:
- To move back and forth or to and fro, especially rhythmically and rapidly:
- To progress in a given direction while moving back and forth rapidly:
- To be in a state of great activity, excitement, or agitation:
- To produce a vibrating or buzzing sound or move while making such a sound:
- To cause to make or move with such a sound:
- A sound of buzzing or vibration:
- A tramp; a vagrant.
- A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
- An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person:
- To play (a stringed instrument) idly or monotonously:
- To speak, repeat, or recite in a monotonous tone of voice; drone.
- To strum idly on a stringed instrument.
- To buzz; hum.
- A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain.
- A similar sound:
- A complaint:
- To make a continuous low-pitched buzzing or humming sound:
- To move while making such a sound:
- To move rapidly:
- Soft speech produced without using the full voice.
- Something uttered very softly:
- A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint:
- To hum or sing softly.
- To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner.
- To roar or bellow.
- A low, indistinct, continuous sound:
- An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
- An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.
- A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee.
- An idle person who lives off others; a loafer.
- A person who does tedious or menial work; a drudge:
- To make a low droning or vibrating sound like that of a bee.
- To talk, often excitedly, in low tones.
- To be abuzz; hum:
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