Definitions of hum [ʌm]

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Definition of 'hum'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) hum
to make a low, continuous droning sound.

2.  hum
to sing with closed lips, without articulating words.

3.  hum
to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises.

4.  hum
to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, embarrassment, or dissatisfaction; hem.

5.  hum
to be in a state of busy activity; bustle.

6. (v.t.) hum
to sound or utter by humming:
to hum a tune.

7.  hum
to bring, put, etc., by humming:
to hum a child to sleep.

8. (n.) hum
the act or sound of humming.

9. (interj.) hum
(an inarticulate sound uttered in contemplation, hesitation, dissatisfaction, doubt, etc.)

Etymology: (1300–50; ME; ult. imit.; cf. MHG hummen to hum)

Definition of 'hum'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) busyness, hum
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"

2. (noun) Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors
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

3. (verb) hum, humming
a humming noise
"the hum of distant traffic"

4. (verb) hum
sing with closed lips
"She hummed a melody"

5. (verb) hum, buzz, seethe
be noisy with activity
"This office is buzzing with activity"

6. (verb) hum, thrum
sound with a monotonous hum

7. (verb) hum
make a low continuous sound
"The refrigerator is humming"

Definition of 'hum'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) hum
to sing without words and with your mouth closed
to hum a tune; She hummed as she worked.

2. hum
to make a continuous low sound
The computer hummed in the corner.

3. hum
(of a place) to be full of activity or emotion
Downtown was humming with Christmas shoppers.

Definition of 'hum'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) hum
a low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz

2. (noun) hum
any inarticulate and buzzing sound

3. (noun) hum
the confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry

4. (noun) hum
a buzz or murmur, as of approbation

5. (noun) hum
an imposition or hoax

6.  hum
an inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc

7.  hum
a kind of strong drink formerly used

8.  hum
ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation

9. (verb) hum
to make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums

10. (verb) hum
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

11. (verb) hum
to make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem

12. (verb) hum
to express satisfaction by a humming noise

13. (verb) hum
to have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition

14. (verb) hum
to sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune

15. (verb) hum
to express satisfaction with by humming

16. (verb) hum
to flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug

Translation of 'hum'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make a musical sound with closed lips He was humming a tune to himself.
Afrikaans: neurie	Arabic: يُرَنِّمُ ، يُدَنْدِنُ	Bulgarian: тананикам
Brazilian: cantarolar	Czech: broukat	German: summen
Danish: nynne	Greek: σιγομουρμουρίζω	Spanish: tararear, canturrear
Estonian: ümisema	Farsi: وزوزكردن	Finnish: hyräillä
French: fredonner	Hebrew: לְזַמזֵם	Hindi: गुनगुनाना
Croatian: pjevušiti(zatvorenih usta	Hungarian: zümmög	Indonesian: menggumam
Icelandic: humma; raula með lokaðan	Italian: canticchiare	Japanese: ハミングする
Korean: 콧노래르 부르다	Lithuanian: niūniuoti	Latvian: dungot
Malay: bersenandung	Dutch: neurien	Norwegian: nynne, småsynge
Polish: nucić, śpiewać mormorando	Persian: وزوزكردن	Pashto: بز بز کول
Portuguese: cantarolar	Romanian: a fredona	Russian: мурлыкать
Slovak: nôtiť si, pohmkávať	Slovenian: brundati	Serbian: pevušiti
Swedish: nynna	Thai: ฮัมเพลงโดยไม่เปิดปาก	Turkish: mırıldanmak
Taiwanese: 哼唱	Ukrainian: мугикати	Urdu: گنگنانا
Vietnamese: ngậm miệng ngân nga	Chinese: 哼曲子
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