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    hum

    US /hʌm/

    ・

    UK /hʌm/

    B2
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make a constant low sound
    The bees hum as they fly above the field
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounA constant low sound
    A low hum came from the table fan
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To move very fast
    The birds hum past the trees
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To sing a tune without opening the mouth
    I like to hum little songs once in a while
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make a buzzing sound, like that of an insect in flight.
    Bees hummed around the hive.
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounA busy, active atmosphere.
    The office was a hive of hum and activity.
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounA low frequency noise from electrical equipment.
    There was a hum coming from the electrical box.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make a low frequency noise, from electrical equipment.
    The computer was humming quietly.

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    • These pipes sometimes make strange sounds and there's a hum over there, and I don't know what it's from.

      These pipes sometimes make strange sounds and there's a hum over there, and I don't know what it's from.

    • and there's a hum over there, and I don't know what it's from.

      and there's a hum over there, and I don't know what it's from.

    A2

    Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

    14:03Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
    • This meant that when the factories started humming, there were plenty of workers to hum along with them, especially child laborers.

      This meant that when the factories started humming, there were plenty of workers to hum along with them, especially child laborers.

    • there were plenty of workers to hum along with them.

      there were plenty of workers to hum along with them.

    B1

    Newwy Patitta - Second time talk to Inter fans

    03:50Newwy Patitta - Second time talk to Inter fans
    • hur.. hum..

      hur.. hum..

    A2

    Newwy Patitta - First time talk to Inter Fans

    01:28Newwy Patitta - First time talk to Inter Fans
    • And.. hum.. Today..

      And.. hum.. Today..

    A2

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    09:25Learn 60 English Action Verbs In Under 10 Minutes! Acted Out For Easy Memorization!
    • Another thing you might do with your mouth is hum.

      Another thing you might do with your mouth is hum.

    • Maybe you like to hum.

      Maybe you like to hum.

    B1

    Couples Therapy But The Therapist Is 7 Years Old | Kid Theory

    08:02Couples Therapy But The Therapist Is 7 Years Old | Kid Theory
    • - Hum

      - Hum

    • - Hum

      - Hum

    A2

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    • It is like living in a vacuum, just the soft hum of a fan or AC running.  

      It is like living in a vacuum, just the soft hum of a fan or AC running.  

    B1

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    04:13Avid ~ Voices of the Chord [Mashup] 86 EIGHTY-SIX OST by Sawano Hiroyuki
    • I could read the bible to drown out the hum.

      I could read the bible to drown out the hum.

    • I could read the bible to drown out the hum.

      I could read the bible to drown out the hum.

    B1

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    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • suddenly spring out distinct from  the vast hum and clatter of the city.  

      suddenly spring out distinct from  the vast hum and clatter of the city.  

    • In the course of his nightly patrols, he had long grown accustomed to the quaint effect with which the footfalls of a single person, while he is still a great way off, suddenly spring out distinct from the vast hum and clatter of the city;

      In the course of his nightly patrols, he had long grown accustomed to the quaint effect with which the footfalls of a single person, while he is still a great way off, suddenly spring out distinct from the vast hum and clatter of the city;

    B1

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    48:47President Obama Speaks on Climate Change
    • We'll need workers to operate assembly lines that hum with high-tech, zero-carbon components.

      We'll need workers to operate assembly lines that hum with high-tech, zero-carbon components.

    • We'll need workers to operate assembly lines that hum with

      We'll need workers to operate assembly lines that hum with

    B1