meaning of hum
1. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.
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.
3. To make an inarticulate sound, like hm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem.
4. To express satisfaction by a humming noise.
5. To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition.
6. To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune.
7. To express satisfaction with by humming.
8. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.
9. A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.
10. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound
11. The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc. , heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry.
12. A buzz or murmur, as of approbation.
13. An imposition or hoax.
14. An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like hm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc.
15. A kind of strong drink formerly used.
16. Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.
17. a humming noise; "the hum of distant
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