Hum: English to English |
Hum (interj.) A kind of strong drink formerly used. |
Hum (interj.) Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation. |
Hum (interj.) An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc. |
Hum (n.) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation. |
Hum (n.) A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. |
Hum (n.) An imposition or hoax. |
Hum (n.) Any inarticulate and buzzing sound |
Hum (n.) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry. |
Hum (v. i.) To express satisfaction by a humming noise. |
Hum (v. i.) To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition. |
Hum (v. i.) To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums. |
Hum (v. i.) To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone. |
Hum (v. i.) To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem. |
Hum (v. t.) To express satisfaction with by humming. |
Hum (v. t.) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug. |
Hum (v. t.) To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune. |