Synonyms for hum
hʌmhum

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1. humverb

   Synonyms:
   buzz, whir, bumble, hustle, bustle, croon

2. humverb

   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.

   Synonyms:
   bustle, buzz, hustle, whir, croon, bumble

3. humverb

   An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.

   They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the washing machine on.

   Synonyms:
   buzz, hustle, croon, whir, bustle, bumble

4. humverb

   Busy activity, like a beehive's buzz

   Synonyms:
   croon, bumble, buzz, whir, bustle, hustle

5. humverb

   To buzz, be busily active like a beehive

   'The streets were humming with activity.

   Synonyms:
   hustle, whir, croon, buzz, bustle, bumble

6. humverb

   To produce a low sounds which blend continuously

   Synonyms:
   bumble, bustle, hustle, whir, croon, buzz

7. humverb

   To reek, smell bad.

   This room really hums have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?

   Synonyms:
   bustle, hustle, whir, buzz, bumble, croon

8. humverb

   To deceive, or impose on one by some story or device.

   Synonyms:
   buzz, whir, hustle, bumble, bustle, croon

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. hum

   To sing is primarily and ordinarily to utter a succession of articulate musical sounds with the human voice. The word has come to include any succession of musical sounds; we say the bird or the rivulet sings; we speak of "the singing quality" of an instrument, and by still wider extension of meaning we say the teakettle or the cricket sings. To chant is to sing in solemn and somewhat uniform cadence; chant is ordinarily applied to non-metrical religious compositions. To carol is to sing joyously, and to warble (kindred with whirl) is to sing with trills or quavers, usually also with the idea of joy. Carol and warble are especially applied to the singing of birds. To chirp is to utter a brief musical sound, perhaps often repeated in the same key, as by certain small birds, insects, etc. To chirrup is to utter a somewhat similar sound; the word is often used of a brief, sharp sound uttered as a signal to animate or rouse a horse or other animal. To hum is to utter murmuring sounds with somewhat monotonous musical cadence, usually with closed lips; we speak also of the hum of machinery, etc.

   Synonyms:
   carol, chant, chirp, chirrup, sing, warble

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. busyness, humnoun

   the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

   "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation"

   Synonyms:
   busyness, humming

2. Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriorsnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   busyness, humming

3. hum, hummingverb

   a humming noise

   "the hum of distant traffic"

   Synonyms:
   busyness, humming

4. humverb

   sing with closed lips

   "She hummed a melody"

   Synonyms:
   seethe, thrum, buzz

5. hum, buzz, seetheverb

   be noisy with activity

   "This office is buzzing with activity"

   Synonyms:
   roll, thrum, boil, seethe, bombinate, bombilate, buzz

6. hum, thrumverb

   sound with a monotonous hum

   Synonyms:
   drum, seethe, thrum, buzz, strum, beat

7. humverb

   make a low continuous sound

   "The refrigerator is humming"

   Synonyms:
   seethe, thrum, buzz

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Make Noise
   • Sing
   • Terrorism
   • Terrorist Organization

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. humverb

   Synonyms:
   buzz, make a buzzing sound

2. humverb

   Synonyms:
   sing (in a low voice)

3. humnoun

   Synonyms:
   buzz, buzzing sound

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. humnoun

   Synonyms:
   drone, murmur, buzz, bombination, croon

2. humverb

   Synonyms:
   drone, murmur, buzz, bombinate, croon

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "hum":

   um, hmm, purr, humming, uh, snoring, hm, hom, ahem

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How to use hum in a sentence?

1. Umera Ahmed:

   Jis cheez ko tum badal na sako us k saath compromise kar lia karo, lekin apni kisi khwahish ko kabhi zid mat banaya karo. Zindagi main kuch cheezen hamen kabhi nahi mil saktin chahain hum royen, chillayen ya bachon ki tarah aeriyan rigren. Q k wo kisi or k liye hoti hain!

2. Olivia Wilde:

   It is constant, I find that quite energizing, the relentless asking and answering of questions, leaves you buzzing. And then of course, you face plan when you get home. But it’s a different kind of exhaustion...That’s one of the reasons that I really prefer directing, because I think that the constant hum of intensity and energy lights me up.

3. Brittany Mann:

   We were just sitting there and then one by one people started to stand, at first, it started out as a hum but the sound got louder and louder.

4. Christina Koch:

   Oh, how I miss the wind on my face, the feeling of raindrops, sand on my feet and the sound of the surf crashing on the Galveston beach, we take daily sensory inputs for granted until they are absent. The environmental inputs on the space station consist mostly of the constant hum of the ventilation system. It stirs the air, allowing the purification system to scrub and clean our atmosphere so it's breathable. While some places on the space station are as loud as a lawn mower, others are as quiet as the vacuum of space. I can not wait to feel and hear Earth again.

5. Joan Hart:

   When I hold them, sometimes I hum or sing — tunes like ‘You Are My Sunshine’ or Frank Sinatra’s love songs — or I talk to them. I tell them, ‘You have to eat and sleep so you can get big and strong.’ I talk to them about their future. I say, ‘You think a pacifier’s good? Wait till you see ice cream or lollipops or pancakes,’.