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hum
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[ verb ] (music) sing with closed lips
Examples "She hummed a melody" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)The music drove them off , or away , and he was free to walk_on_air in a very few moments , humming and jiving within , beating the rhythm within . (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)These little songs , however , were sweet_nothings from_the_heart , tender memories of his childhood , little melodies that anyone could hum and that would make one want to weep . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Eileen got_to dancing , just a_little tiny dancing step to a hummed tune that you could hardly notice , and trying to pick_up strange men , but each time I was ready to say to_hell_with_it and walk_out she 'd pull herself together and talk so understandingly in that sweet husky voice about the good times and the happiness we 'd had together and there I was back on_the_hook . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)For_the_first_time in his life he forgot the lyrics midway through and had to cover_up by humming the rest . |
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[ verb ] make a low continuous sound
Examples "The refrigerator is humming" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (politics) 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
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