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Meanings of steady hum in English

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Usage of steady hum in English
1
Listen-shehas begun to read upstairs; there's the sound of a steady hum.
Look Back on Happiness
2
There was a low, steady hum of voices in the distance.
Rise
3
A steady hum, like the sound of an enormous beehive, filled the air.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
4
The generators cycled up and up, reached a high, steady hum, and leveled off.
The stand
5
So the steady hum of traffic was kind of like a white noise machine.
L.a. candy
6
The only sound that came from the phone was the steady hum of the line.
Make Mine Homogenized
7
Straining his ears, Steell thought he could hear the steady hum of machinery in motion.
The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
8
I listen to the steady hum of the train.
Kafka on the Shore
9
A basso whine emanated from the guts of the machine rising to a steady hum.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
10
She could hear chiefly the steady hum of the voices of the executioner and his aids.
The Old Wives' Tale
11
From the galley came a steady hum of voices and a rattle of pots and dishes.
The Rover Boys on the River; Or, The Search for the Missing Hous...
12
The engine immediately ceased its high-pitched, surging struggles, eased back into a consistent and steady hum.
Fire With Fire
13
Beyond the darkness there was a steady hum, like the distant whirr of a great machine.
The Secret City
14
As the propeller blades settled into a steady hum the vibration of the car indicated increased speed.
The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure
15
Jacinto's noises-traffic ,distantvoices, the steady hum of a city-stayedrespectfully outside the high, vine-covered perimeter walls.
Aspho Fields
16
The floor polisher continues, a steady hum.
I am number four
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common