The meaning of Hum

verb

Buzz; hum.

Usage examples:

Her head had become a bombinating vacuum

verb

Move in an energetic and busy manner.

Usage examples:

People clutching clipboards bustled about

noun

Excited activity and movement.

Usage examples:

All the noise and the traffic and the bustle

noun

A pad or frame worn under a skirt and puffing it out behind.

Usage examples:

This staged cross-dressing was a great shock to audiences used to only seeing women on stage when t…

noun

A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, made by or similar to that made by an insect.

Usage examples:

The buzz of the bees

verb

Make a low, continuous humming sound.

Usage examples:

Mosquitoes were buzzing all around us

verb

To make a continuous, low sound such as the sound some insects make, or to move quickly while making this sound

Usage examples:

[ i ] something was buzzing around me as i tried to sleep., [ t ] all were expected to run, literal…

adjective

Making a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

A buzzing fly

noun

A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

I remember buzzing in my ears

verb

Make a low, continuous humming sound.

Usage examples:

Mosquitoes were buzzing all around us

verb

Make a continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

In the far distance a machine droned

noun

A continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

He nodded off to the drone of the car engine

noun

A low, continuous noise

Usage examples:

I could hear the drone of an airplane., the radio droned in the background while we talked.

verb

Make a continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

In the far distance a machine droned

noun

A continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

He nodded off to the drone of the car engine

noun

A continuous musical note of low pitch.

Usage examples:

The drone rose by a third to a

noun

A low continuous background noise.

Usage examples:

The distant murmur of traffic

verb

Say something in a low or indistinct voice.

Usage examples:

Nina murmured an excuse and hurried away

verb

To speak or say very quietly

Usage examples:

"i love you," she murmured., a murmur of voices

noun

A low or indistinct continuous sound.

Usage examples:

The murmuring of the river derwent

verb

Say something in a low or indistinct voice.

Usage examples:

Nina murmured an excuse and hurried away

noun

The sound of one or more people talking quietly, or the things that they say

Usage examples:

There was a bit of embarrassed murmuring and then he put the note down., i could hear the faint mur…

noun

A strong, unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

Corked wine has a powerful pong

verb

Smell strongly and unpleasantly.

Usage examples:

The place just pongs of dirty clothes

verb

Expand and contract with strong regular movements.

Usage examples:

Blood vessels throb and pulsate

verb

To make sounds or movements with a regular rhythm

Usage examples:

A light pulsates in the distance.

noun

A rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck.

Usage examples:

The doctor found a faint pulse

verb

Throb rhythmically; pulsate.

Usage examples:

A knot of muscles at the side of his jaw pulsed

noun

The edible seed of a leguminous plant, for example a chickpea, lentil, or bean.

Usage examples:

Use pulses such as peas and lentils to eke out meat dishes

verb

(of a cat) make a low continuous vibratory sound expressing contentment.

Usage examples:

The cat purred loudly, rubbing against her legs

noun

A purring sound.

Usage examples:

A contented purr

verb

(of a cat) to make a soft, low, continuous sound, or (of a machine) to make a similar sound

Usage examples:

After a tune-up, the car just purred like new.

verb

(of a cat) make a low continuous vibratory sound expressing contentment.

Usage examples:

The cat purred loudly, rubbing against her legs

noun

A purring sound.

Usage examples:

A contented purr

verb

Present participle of purr

Usage examples:

The cat purred as i stroked its fur., we could hear the sound of a lawnmower purring in the back ga…

verb

Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.

Usage examples:

The yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure

noun

A foul smell.

Usage examples:

The reek of cattle dung

verb

To have a strong, unpleasant smell

Usage examples:

The locker room reeked of gym clothes., the reek of dead fish

noun

The faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose.

Usage examples:

A highly developed sense of smell

verb

Perceive or detect the odour or scent of (something).

Usage examples:

I think i can smell something burning

verb

The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

verb

Have a strong unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The place stank like a sewer

noun

A strong unpleasant smell; a stench.

Usage examples:

The stink of the place hit me as i went in

adjective

Having a strong unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

‘what you doing with that stink dog?’

verb

(of leaves, wind, etc.) make a whispering or rustling sound.

Usage examples:

The grass susurrated underfoot

noun

Whispering or rustling.

Usage examples:

The susurration of the river

noun

Whispering or rustling.

Usage examples:

The susurration of the river

noun

A soft, low noise like someone whispering (= speaking using their breath but not their voice)

Usage examples:

The harsh cry of a seagull startled him; the soft rolling susurrus of the surf stole into his consc…

verb

Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily.

Usage examples:

The war drums throbbed

noun

A strong, regular beat or sound; a steady pulsation.

Usage examples:

The throb of the ship's engines

verb

To produce a regular, forceful beat

Usage examples:

His head throbbed with pain., [ u ] we could feel the throb of the music from the party upstairs.

adjective

Beating with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsating.

Usage examples:

Throbbing dance music

verb

Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily.

Usage examples:

The war drums throbbed

noun

Present participle of throb

Usage examples:

The propeller noise changed from the normal dull throbbing to a rapidly ascending whine., he was gr…

verb

Make a continuous rhythmic humming sound.

Usage examples:

The boat's huge engines thrummed in his ears

noun

A continuous rhythmic humming sound.

Usage examples:

The steady thrum of rain on the windows

verb

Cover or adorn (cloth or clothing) with ends of thread.

Usage examples:

The red sash of royalty is made of net work, and thrummed with red and yellow feathers.

verb

Make a continuous rhythmic humming sound.

Usage examples:

The boat's huge engines thrummed in his ears

verb

Cover or adorn (cloth or clothing) with ends of thread.

Usage examples:

The red sash of royalty is made of net work, and thrummed with red and yellow feathers.

noun

A continuous rhythmic humming sound.

Usage examples:

The steady thrum of rain on the windows

verb

Move continuously and rapidly to and fro.

Usage examples:

The cabin started to vibrate

verb

To move quickly backward and forward, or to cause something to shake

Usage examples:

[ i ] musical sounds are produced when the strings of the piano vibrate., [ i ] a thundering boom m…

noun

An instance of vibrating.

Usage examples:

Powerful vibrations from an earthquake

noun

Continuous quick, slight shaking movement

Usage examples:

Vibrations were felt hundreds of miles from the centre of the earthquake., aircraft manufacturers w…

verb

(of something rapidly rotating or moving to and fro) make a low, continuous, regular sound.

Usage examples:

The ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air

noun

A whirring sound.

Usage examples:

The whir of the projector

verb

(of something rapidly rotating or moving to and fro) make a low, continuous, regular sound.

Usage examples:

The ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air

noun

A whirring sound.

Usage examples:

The whir of the projector

verb

(esp. of machines) to make a soft, continuous sound like a wheel turning very quickly

Usage examples:

I could hear the dishwasher whirring in the kitchen., there was a whir of wings as the ducks rose u…