make a humming sound

  • 1Humming — Hum Hum (h[u^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humming}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D. hommelen. [root]15.] 1. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums …

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  • 2Sound reinforcement system — A sound reinforcement system is an arrangement of microphones, electronic signal processors, amplifiers, and loudspeakers that makes live or pre recorded sounds usually music or speech louder, or that distributes the sound to a larger or more… …

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  • 3The Sound of Music (film) — The Sound of Music Original poster by Howard Terpning Directed by Robert Wise Produced b …

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  • 4Alpaca — Taxobox name = Alpaca status = DOM image width = 250px image caption = An unshorn Alpaca grazing regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Camelidae genus = Vicugna species = V. pacos binomial = Vicugna… …

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  • 5buzz — ► NOUN 1) a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound. 2) the sound of a buzzer or telephone. 3) an atmosphere of excitement and activity. 4) informal a thrill. 5) informal a rumour. ► VERB 1) make a humming sound …

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  • 6Red-billed Streamertail — male Conservation status …

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  • 7buzz — I. v. n. 1. Hum, make a humming sound (as bees). 2. Whisper, murmur. II. n. 1. Hum, humming noise. 2. Whisper, murmur …

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  • 8buzz — n. & v. n. 1 the hum of a bee etc. 2 the sound of a buzzer. 3 a a confused low sound as of people talking; a murmur. b a stir; hurried activity (a buzz of excitement). c colloq. a rumour. 4 sl. a telephone call. 5 sl. a thrill; a euphoric… …

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  • 9content — 01. The little boy spent the last day of school emptying his desk of its [contents] and playing with his friends. 02. We put the [contents] of the fridge in boxes so we could clean it. 03. The [content] of the play is of an adult nature. 04.… …

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  • 10hum|ming|bird — «HUHM ihng BURD», noun. any one of a large group of very small, brightly colored American birds with a long, narrow bill and narrow wings that move so rapidly they make a humming sound in the air …

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