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Meanings of faint hum in English

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Usage of faint hum in English
1
There was a faint hum from the coil; then it was gone.
The Black Star Passes
2
She squeezed it to detect the faint hum of its previous owner.
Fiendish deeds
3
Soon, too, the faint hum of their powerful motors made itself heard.
The Boy Scouts on the Trail
4
There is a stillness, and a faint hum from the television below.
Bird Box
5
There was a faint hum of machinery as the elevator began to rise.
IT
6
Above the faint hum of air-conditioning, I heard a TV and nothing else.
Dexter in the Dark
7
Just a faint hum, the air, the lights, or the computer.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
8
James, standing nearby, could hear the faint hum of the broom.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
9
It was a faint hum up the skin, down the nerves.
Skin Trade
10
The small, dark room was filled with the faint hum of the rain.
The missing
11
She heard a faint hum of voices, and felt herself drawn toward the sound.
The Mammoth Hunters
12
Nothing could be heard above the faint hum of Piccadilly.
The Pretty Lady
13
All was silent except for the faint hum of late traffic on Hammond Street.
Pet Sematary
14
There's a faint hum filling the other room, and I shiver as I step through.
Crewel
15
A faint hum went through the densely packed court.
In the Wilderness
16
With a faint hum, the tubes came to life.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
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Faint hum through the time
Faint hum across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common