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Hum
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune.
(2):
(v. t.) To express satisfaction with by humming.
(3):
(v. i.) To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, - a pathological condition.
(4):
(v. t.) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.
(5):
(interj.) A kind of strong drink formerly used.
(6):
(interj.) An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc.
(7):
(n.) An imposition or hoax.
(8):
(n.) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation.
(9):
(n.) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry.
(10):
(n.) Any inarticulate and buzzing sound
(11):
(v. i.) To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem.
(12):
(n.) A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.
(13):
(v. i.) To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.
(14):
(v. i.) To express satisfaction by a humming noise.
(15):
(interj.) Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.
(16):
(v. i.) To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hum.html. 1828.
