transcription, транскрипция: [ hʌm ]
( hums, humming, hummed)
1.
If something hums , it makes a low continuous noise.
The birds sang, the bees hummed...
There was a low humming sound in the sky.
VERB : V , V-ing
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Hum is also a noun.
...the hum of traffic...
N-SING : oft the N of n
2.
When you hum a tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
She was humming a merry little tune...
He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
VERB : V n , V
3.
If you say that a place hums , you mean that it is full of activity.
The place is really beginning to hum...
On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.
VERB : V , V with n
4.
Hum is sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
CONVENTION
5.
hum and haw: see haw
see also ho hum