hum meaning

UK /hʌm/ US /hʌm/ 1 syllable

hum (verb): sing with closed lips.

hum has 7 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

hum as a verb

  1. sing with closed lips
    • She hummed a melody

    Type of: sing

    Related forms: hummer, humming

  2. be noisy with activity
    • This office is buzzing with activity

    Synonyms: buzz, seethe

    Type of: be

    Kinds: teem

    Related forms: humming

  3. sound with a monotonous hum

    Synonyms: thrum

    Type of: sound

  4. make a low continuous sound
    • The refrigerator is humming

    Type of: make noise

    Related forms: humming

hum as a noun

  1. 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

    Synonyms: busyness

    Type of: action

  2. 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

    Synonyms: Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors

    Type of: terrorist organization

  3. a humming noise
    • the hum of distant traffic

    Synonyms: humming

    Type of: noise

How to pronounce hum

hum is pronounced /hʌm/ in British English and /hʌm/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with hum

Word lists: words starting with HU · words ending in UM · 3-letter words

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