Noun
a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"

Noun
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
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"

Verb
sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"

Verb
make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"

Verb
sound with a monotonous hum

Verb
be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"

v. i.
To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.

v. i.
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.

v. i.
To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem.

v. i.
To express satisfaction by a humming noise.

v. i.
To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition.

v. t.
To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune.

v. t.
To express satisfaction with by humming.

v. t.
To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.

n.
A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.

n.
Any inarticulate and buzzing sound

n.
The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry.

n.
A buzz or murmur, as of approbation.

n.
An imposition or hoax.

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

interj.
A kind of strong drink formerly used.

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

Hum

Still humming on, their drowsy course they keep.

The cloudy messenger turns me his back, And hums.

Here the spectators hummed.

Hum

Hum

The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums.

But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men.

THese shrugs, these hums and ha's.

Hum

To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.

To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune.

A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.

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