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What (who) is hum$36172$ - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
HUM; Hum, Bosnia and Herzegovina; The Hum (album); Hum (disambiguation); Hum Mountain
Mains hum
ELECTRIC OR ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENON
Humbucking; 60 Hz hum; 60 hz hum; 60hz hum; Ground loop hum; Power line hum; Electric hum; Cycle hum; 50-cycle hum; 50hz hum; Ground hum; Transformer hum; Hum bar
Mains hum, electric hum, cycle hum, or power line hum is a sound associated with alternating current which is twice the frequency of the mains electricity. The fundamental frequency of this sound is usually double that of fundamental 50/60Hz, i.
hum
(hums, humming, hummed)
1.
If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise.
The birds sang, the bees hummed...
There was a low humming sound in the sky.
VERB: V, V-ing
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Hum is also a noun.
...the hum of traffic...
N-SING: oft the N of n
2.
When you hum a tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
She was humming a merry little tune...
He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
VERB: V n, V
3.
If you say that a place hums, you mean that it is full of activity.
The place is really beginning to hum...
On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.
VERB: V, V with n
4.
Hum is sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
CONVENTION
5.
see also ho hum
hum
hum1
¦ verb (hums, humming, hummed)
1. make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee.
sing with closed lips.
2. informal be in a state of great activity.
3. Brit. informal smell unpleasant.
¦ noun a low, steady continuous sound.
?an unwanted low-frequency noise in an amplifier.
Phrases
hum and haw (or chiefly N. Amer. hem and haw) Brit. be indecisive.
Derivatives
hummable adjective
hummer noun
Origin
ME: imitative.
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hum2
(also hmm)
¦ exclamation used to express hesitation or dissent.
Origin
C16: imitative; related to hum1.
