to hum
17
3.5
- verb
- /hʌm/
:
bullir
- During the afternoon, the café was humming with the chatter of people and the clinking of cups.
That's what Lauren did at Sona Live, and it made that show hum, you know?
- That's what Lauren did at Sona Live, and it made that show hum, you know?
Examples
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I can rebuild this place, get it humming again.
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During the morning recess, the school library was humming with the sounds of students.
Academic text (2013) -
Well, plans just hum along like clockwork.
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His office overlooks the old town square, and Friday nights hum with teenagers.
Fiction book (1997) -
The ruins that tourists see today are what is left of a humming center of industrial activity.
Academic text (2002) -
At nine o'clock in the morning, Global Computer Graphics was already humming with activity.
Fiction book (1999) -
The town is humming with rumors about the destruction of the Reeds," said Bow.
Fiction book (1999) -
While the classroom hums with group sharing, teachers should try to listen and provide coaching if shyness ensues.
Academic text (2013) -
The workshop was humming with activity as students worked on their projects.
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On weekends, the playground is always humming with children playing and laughing.
Synonyms
68
3.1
To be full of lively noise from people talking and moving
16
6.7
To make a soft, steady buzzing sound often from things that move fast like fan blades
7
7.2
To be full of busy, noisy activity
To make a low buzzing sound like bees
Compounds
How Busy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hum is used for busy places because the word copied the steady noise of bees in a hive, and a full market or office sounds like that same busy buzz. So when a place 'hums', it is full of movement and activity.