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Rarehums
The correct spelling is hums.
How to pronounce hums
noun
IPA: /hʌmz/
Say it like: Hum-s
The correct spelling is hums. A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed. For example: "They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on."
Usage Examples
“They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.”
“We are humming happily along with the music.”
“The team ominously hummed “We shall overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
- 2.An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
- 3.Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
- 4.Unpleasant odour.
- 5.An imposition or hoax; humbug.
verb
- 1.To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
- 2.To express by humming.
- 3.To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
- 4.To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
- 5.To produce low sounds which blend continuously
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