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hum

(h/@/m )

Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.(interjection)

source: webster1913

the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity(noun.state)

Example:
There is a constant hum of military preparation.

Synonym:
busyness

source: wordnet30
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(noun.group)

Synonym:
al faran, harkat ul-ansar, harkat ul-mujahedeen, harkat-ul-mujahidin, hua, movement of holy warriors

source: wordnet30
a humming noise(noun.event)

Example:
The hum of distant traffic.

Synonym:
humming

source: wordnet30
A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.(noun)

source: webster1913

sing with closed lips(verb.communication)

Example:
She hummed a melody.

source: wordnet30
be noisy with activity(verb.stative)

Synonym:
buzz, seethe

source: wordnet30
sound with a monotonous hum(verb.perception)

Synonym:
thrum

source: wordnet30
make a low continuous sound(verb.communication)

Example:
The refrigerator is humming.

source: wordnet30
To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.(verb)

source: webster1913
To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune.(verb)

source: webster1913

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