Hum

  • 41hum — I UK [hʌm] / US verb Word forms hum : present tense I/you/we/they hum he/she/it hums present participle humming past tense hummed past participle hummed 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make musical sounds with your lips closed Jerry hummed… …

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  • 42hum — I. verb (hummed; humming) Etymology: Middle English hummen; akin to Middle High German hummen to hum, Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to utter a sound like that of the speech sound m prolonged b. to make… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 43hum — A low continuous murmur. [echoic] venous h. brief or continuous noise originating from the neck veins that may be confused with cardiac murmurs, particularly with the continuous murmur of patent ductus arteriosus. SYN: bruit de diable, nun s… …

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  • 44hum —    1. Karst inselberg. Residual hill of limestone on a fairly level floor, such as the isolated hills of limestone in poljes. In some tropical areas, used loosely as synonym for mogote [10].    2. Yugoslavian term for an isolated residual hill on …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 45hum — v. 1)(usu. B; occ. A) hum the tune to me 2) (D; tr.) to hum for (to hum a song for smb.) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46hum — 1 verb hummed, humming 1 (I, T) to sing a tune by making a continuous sound with your lips closed: Carol hummed quietly to herself as she worked. 2 (I) to make a low, continuous sound: insects humming in the hot summer air 3 (I) to be very busy… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47Hum It — Infobox Album Name = Hum It Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Ray Stevens Released = 1997 Recorded = Ray Stevens Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Genre = Comedy Length = Label = MCA Producer = Ray Stevens Reviews = Last album = This album =… …

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  • 48Hum — This intriguing name has two distinct sources. Firstly it may be of Norman French origin and is a nickname for a fierce or strong man, deriving from the Old French homme , the Latin homo , meaning man. However, it may also be a shortened or pet… …

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  • 49hum — [hʌm] verb I 1) [I/T] to make musical sounds with your lips closed If you don t know the words, just hum the tune.[/ex] 2) [I] to make a low continuous sound The fridge hummed in the kitchen.[/ex] 3) [I] if a place hums, it is full of noise and… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 50hum — 1. v. & n. v. (hummed, humming) 1 intr. make a low steady continuous sound like that of a bee. 2 tr. (also absol.) sing (a wordless tune) with closed lips. 3 intr. utter a slight inarticulate sound. 4 intr. colloq. be in an active state (really… …

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