hum
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Verb
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- (intransitive) To make a sound you can make in your throat with your mouth closed. Often, this is done to make music without singing words.
- I used to hum the music from the Indiana Jones movies when I was a child.
- (intransitive) A similar sound, such as one from a machine.
- The engine hummed as he started drove the car.
Noun
[change]- (countable) Hum is the sound of humming, or a sound like humming.
- I heard a low hum from the other room.