Meaning of Hum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
2. A town in the central part of Istria, northwest Croatia, 7 km from Roč.
3. Synonym of see hum (“blood cockles, ark clams”).
   Malaysia, Singapore, informal, uncountable
4. Initialism of highly unusual method: any of a class of contract bridge bidding systems that require advance preparation to contend with, and are usually restricted to the highest levels of tournament play.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
6. Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
7. Unpleasant odour.
   UK, slang
8. An imposition or hoax; humbug.
   dated
9. A kind of strong drink.
   obsolete
10. A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.

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Examples

“They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.”

“the shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums”

“you do provide me hum enough , And lour to bouse with”

“There is a range of theories from farm or factory machinery to conspiracy theories such as flying saucers. And yet, "the hum" remains an unsolved case.”

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