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hum
n. murmuring sound, constant droning sound; act of singing with closed lips; busyness, state of being busy or occupied, state of appearing to be busily active
 
v. murmur, drone; sing with closed lips; work busily, be busily active


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Hum may refer to:Hum (sound), a sound produced with closed lips, or by machinery, insects, or other periodic motionThe Hum, a phenomenon involving a persistent and invasive low-frequency noise of unknown origin which occurs in some geographic locations.Hum (band), a U.S. space-rock bandHum, Croatia, known as the smallest town in the worldHum (film), a 1991 Bollywood film starring Amitabh BachchanMains hum, an electric or electromagnetic phenomenon that causes a low frequency (50 or 60 Hz) audible signalHum Mountain, a mountain in SerbiaLand of Hum, an English translation of the Zahumlje region of modern HerzegovinaHum, a possible transliteration of the sixth syllable in Buddhist "Six syllable mantra" Om mani padme humHum., an abbreviation for HumanitiesHUM, Harakat ul-Mujahidin, an Islamic militant group based in Pakistan
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HUM
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors
(hypernym) terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
(classification) Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West Pakistan

 
hum
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) busyness
(hypernym) action, activity, activeness
2. a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"
(synonym) humming
(hypernym) noise
(derivation) buzz, seethe
Verb
1. sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"
(hypernym) sing
(derivation) hummer
2. be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"
(synonym) buzz, seethe
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) teem, pullulate, swarm
(derivation) humming
3. sound with a monotonous hum
(synonym) thrum
(hypernym) sound, go
(derivation) humming
4. make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"
(hypernym) make noise, resound, noise
(derivation) humming


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hum (het)
n. mood, state of mind, predominant emotion
 
hummen
v. hem, fold and sew down the edge of a piece of cloth

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Hum
(v. t.)
To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune.
  
 
(v. t.)
To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.
  
 
(v. t.)
To express satisfaction with by humming.
  
 
(v. i.)
To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem.
  
 
(v. i.)
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.
  
 
(v. i.)
To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.
  
 
(v. i.)
To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition.
  
 
(v. i.)
To express satisfaction by a humming noise.
  
 
(n.)
The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry.
  
 
(n.)
Any inarticulate and buzzing sound
  
 
(n.)
An imposition or hoax.
  
 
(n.)
A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.
  
 
(n.)
A buzz or murmur, as of approbation.
  
 
(interj.)
An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc.
  
 
(interj.)
Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.
  
 
(interj.)
A kind of strong drink formerly used.
  

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