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hum Listen to audio/ˈhʌm/ verb
hums; hummed; hum·ming
1 [no obj] : to make a low continuous sound
The garden was humming with bees. The refrigerator hummed in the background.
2 : to sing the notes of a song while keeping your lips closed [no obj] I was humming to myself. We hummed along to the music. [+ obj] Can you hum the tune for me? = Can you hum me the tune? I hummed a little song.
3 [no obj] : to be very active or busy
By noon, the office was really humming. The restaurant hums on weekends.
— hum noun [singular]
the hum of insects We could hear the hum of conversation from the next room.

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