hummable
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- adjective
- /ˈhʌməbl/
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hummable
- "The hummable," Brent said with a gleam in his hazel eyes.
- hummable melody
Examples
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The tune was so hummable that I found myself singing along all day.
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You give Chuck Leavell 100 solos on the same song and all 100 of them are hummable.
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Rent has no hummable songs.
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You see, we love music with a hummable hook, with an upbeat melody.
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Simple hummable melodies and complicated, forward-looking music.
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We're hummable Hummingbirds
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Hum hummable Hummingbirds
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Landlocked surf band (unless you want to count Lake Michigan) came up with two tough, instantly hummable surf/rock numbers (no instrumentals here) that seem every bit as indebted to Buddy Holly as Dick Dale.
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Children love songs with a hummable melody that they can imitate easily.
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She composed a hummable jingle that everyone remembered after just one listen.
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Etymology
Hummable comes from the simple sound word hum ('make a low sound with your voice') plus the ending -able ('can be'), so it literally means 'can be hummed'. A hummable tune is therefore one you can easily hum and remember—a short, catchy melody that stays in your head.