HUM

Hum

Hum is an American alternative rock band from Champaign, Illinois. They are best known for their 1995 radio hit "Stars". Hum has not been consistently active as a recording or touring group since 2000.

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hum

Noun

  1. A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
  2. An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
    They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.
  3. Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
  4. unpleasant odour.
  5. An imposition or hoax; humbug.
  6. A kind of strong drink.

Verb

  1. To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
    We are humming happily along with the music.
  2. To express by humming.
    to hum a tune
    ''The hazers ominously hummed "We shall overcome" while they paddled the unruly pledges
  3. To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
  4. To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
    'The streets were humming with activity.''
  5. To produce low sounds which blend continuously
  6. To reek, smell bad.
    This room really hums — have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?
  7. To deceive, or impose on one by some story or device.
  8. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.

Interjection

  1. hmm; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.


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