'Hum' definitions:

Definition of 'hum'

(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation" [syn: busyness, hum]
noun
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 [syn: Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors]
noun
A humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: hum, humming]
verb
Sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"
verb
Be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" [syn: hum, buzz, seethe]
verb
Sound with a monotonous hum [syn: hum, thrum]
verb
Make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"

Definition of 'Hum'

From: GCIDE
  • Hum \Hum\, v. t.
  • 1. To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To express satisfaction with by humming. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug. [Colloq. & Low] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hum'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. --P. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]
  • Still humming on, their drowsy course they keep. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone. [1913 Webster]
  • The cloudy messenger turns me his back, And hums. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [Cf. Hum, interj.] To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To express satisfaction by a humming noise. [1913 Webster]
  • Here the spectators hummed. --Trial of the Regicides. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Formerly the habit of audiences was to express gratification by humming and displeasure by hissing. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hum'

From: GCIDE
  • Hum \Hum\, n.
  • 1. A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. [1913 Webster]
  • The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound; as: (a) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry. [1913 Webster]
  • But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men. --Byron. (b) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An imposition or hoax. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. [Cf. Hem, interj.] An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • These shrugs, these hums and ha's. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. [Perh. so called because strongly intoxicating.] A kind of strong drink formerly used. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • Venous hum. See under Venous. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hum'

From: GCIDE
  • Hum \Hum\, interj. [Cf. Hem, interj.] Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hum'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Hum'