Hum
51HUM — 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… …
52hum — (hom ) Interjection qui marque doute, réticence, impatience. • La comtesse : Allez porter ma lettre. Lisette à part : Hum ! il y a ici quelque chose, MARIVAUX le Legs, sc. 6 …
53hum — Synonyms and related words: Indian file, anthem, array, articulation, ballad, bank, bel canto, birdies, birr, blooping, blurping, bombilate, bombilation, bombinate, bombination, boom, booming, bravura, bum, burr, buzz, buzzing, carol, catena,… …
54Hum — Cholm (German), Colmo (Italian), Hum (Croatian, Romanian, Serbian) …
55hum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. buzz, murmur, drone, bumble. v. i. thrum, drone, buzz, murmur, croon, burr; sing. See repetition. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. buzz, drone, murmur, sing low, hum a tune, croon, sing in an undertone,… …
56hum-um — • huh uh • hum um • uh uh adv informal No. Used only in speech or to record dialogue. Did Mary come? Huh uh. Is it raining out? Uh uh. Contrast: uh uh …
57hum — vb, n (to) fart. Especially popular in Australia, this jocular term probably relates to the surreptitious sound rather than the collo quial meaning of hum as stink …
58hum — hum1 verb (hums, humming, hummed) 1》 make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee. ↘sing with closed lips. 2》 informal be in a state of great activity. 3》 Brit. informal smell unpleasant. noun a low, steady continuous sound. ↘an… …
59hum — 1. verb 1) the engine was humming Syn: purr, drone, murmur, buzz, thrum, whine, whir, throb, vibrate, rumble 2) she hummed a tune Syn: sing, croon …
60hum — Verb. To smell unpleasant. E.g. Don t eat that cheese, it s starting to hum. Informal …
