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Meanings of hum in English
Portuguese
bocca chiusa Spanish
tararear 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.
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Out on South Alamo, Friday night traffic built to a dangerous hum.
2
The hum and the honk of a motor-car sounded in the street.
3
The bells rang for schools; the distant hum of the town began.
4
She could hear the hum of the conversation in the next room.
5
The silence contrasted strangely with the hum of voices in the street.
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The hum of the machines was like the roar in a flour-mill.
7
The hum of the not distant ocean droned solemnly in the air.
8
The monitor continued to hum, no doubt hampered by its declining power.
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The hum of social life filled the room and strife was forgotten.
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And the distant hum of a town seen hazily in the mist.
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A great bass hum of feedback began to rise from the speakers.
12
In our city, the threat of danger is a constant, ambient hum.
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We hear only a low hum from the energy powering this place.
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He thought he heard the hum of conversation in the latter building.
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I hum, line by line, the shape of the task at hand.
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Troy screenwriter … The Kurt Cobain industry continues to hum with activity.
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Hum across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common