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n. surr--------v. surra, humma; röra på sig, hända* * *1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) nynna2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) surra, brumma3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) sorla, vara i liv och rörelse2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) surrande, brummande, brus, sorl -
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1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) broukat2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) bzučet3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) čile se hýbat2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) hřmot; brumlání* * *• hučet• mumlat• broukat -
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1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) nôtiť si, pohmkávať2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) bzučať3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) hýbať sa2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) hukot; šum* * *• bzucat• mrmlat -
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1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.)2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.)3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.)2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) zumzet -
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1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) σιγομουρμουρίζω2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) βουίζω3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) σφύζω από ζωή2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) βουητό -
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[ham] past tense, past participle hummed1. verb1) to make a musical sound with closed lips:يُرَنِّمُ ، يُدَنْدِنُHe was humming a tune to himself.
2) to make a similar sound:يَطِنُّThe bees were humming round the hive.
3) to be active:يَضِجُّ بالحَرَكَةِ والنَّشاطThings are really humming round here.
2. nouna humming sound:طنين، دَنْدَنَهa hum of conversation.
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1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) fredonner2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) bourdonner3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) marcher rondement2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) bourdonnement -
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1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) cantarolar2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) zumbir3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) estar em atividade2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) zumbido -
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excl.¡Ya!intj.ejem.s.1 zumbido.2 tatareo, canturreo.3 ruido de alimentación.vt.1 tararear, canturrear (tune)2 zumbar.3 producir un zumbido, zumbar.4 oler mal, oler muy mal, heder, ser nauseabundo.vi.1 tararear (make noise) (persona); zumbar (insect, engine)2 apestar (familiar) (smell) (británico) (pt & pp hummed) -
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51 Summen
I vt/i Insekt etc.: buzz; weicher: hum; eintönig: drone; vor sich hin summen hum away to oneself; eine Melodie summen hum a tune* * *to buzz; to drone; to hum* * *sụm|men ['zʊmən]1. vtMelodie etc to hum2. vito buzz; (Mensch, Motor, Gerät) to hum3. vi imperses summt — there is a buzzing/humming noise
* * *1) ((of an insect) to make a noise by beating its wings eg when flying: The bees buzzed angrily.) buzz2) (to be filled with or make a similar noise: My ears are buzzing; The crowd was buzzing with excitement.) buzz3) ((sometimes with a) a buzzing sound: a buzz of conversation.) buzz4) (to sing or hum in a low voice: She crooned a lullaby.) croon5) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) hum6) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) hum7) (a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) hum* * *sum·men[ˈzʊmən]I. vi1. MUS to humII. vi impers▪ es summt there's a buzzing/hum[ming]III. vt▪ etw \summen to hum sth* * *1.intransitives Verb hum; (lauter, heller) buzz2.es summt — there's a hum/buzzing
transitives, auch intransitives Verb hum <tune, song, etc.>* * *vor sich hin summen hum away to oneself;eine Melodie summen hum a tune* * *1.intransitives Verb hum; (lauter, heller) buzz2.es summt — there's a hum/buzzing
transitives, auch intransitives Verb hum <tune, song, etc.>* * *- n.fizzling n. -
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I vt/i Insekt etc.: buzz; weicher: hum; eintönig: drone; vor sich hin summen hum away to oneself; eine Melodie summen hum a tune* * *to buzz; to drone; to hum* * *sụm|men ['zʊmən]1. vtMelodie etc to hum2. vito buzz; (Mensch, Motor, Gerät) to hum3. vi imperses summt — there is a buzzing/humming noise
* * *1) ((of an insect) to make a noise by beating its wings eg when flying: The bees buzzed angrily.) buzz2) (to be filled with or make a similar noise: My ears are buzzing; The crowd was buzzing with excitement.) buzz3) ((sometimes with a) a buzzing sound: a buzz of conversation.) buzz4) (to sing or hum in a low voice: She crooned a lullaby.) croon5) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) hum6) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) hum7) (a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) hum* * *sum·men[ˈzʊmən]I. vi1. MUS to humII. vi impers▪ es summt there's a buzzing/hum[ming]III. vt▪ etw \summen to hum sth* * *1.intransitives Verb hum; (lauter, heller) buzz2.es summt — there's a hum/buzzing
transitives, auch intransitives Verb hum <tune, song, etc.>* * *vor sich hin summen hum away to oneself;eine Melodie summen hum a tune* * *1.intransitives Verb hum; (lauter, heller) buzz2.es summt — there's a hum/buzzing
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I v/i1. Bär etc.: growl; Fliege, Käfer etc.: hum, buzz; Flugzeug, Motor etc.: drone; Lautsprecher etc.: hum; mir brummt der Kopf oder Schädel my head’s throbbingII vt/i (murren) growl, grumble ( über + Akk about); (leise sagen) mutter; ein Lied brummen hum a tune* * *to growl; to hum; to buzz; to grunt; to grumble; to drone* * *brụm|men ['brʊmən]1. vi2) (beim Singen) to drone4) (= brummeln) to mumble, to muttervier Monate brummen — to do four months (inf)
6) (Wirtschaft, Geschäft) to boom, to flourish2. vt1) (= brummeln) to mumble, to mutter2) (beim Singen) to drone* * *das1) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) drone2) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) drone3) ((of people) to say in a way that sounds like grunting: He grunted that he was too busy to talk to me.) grunt4) zoom* * *brum·men[ˈbrʊmən]I. vi1. (von Insekt, Klingel) to buzz; (von Bär) to growl; (von Wagen, Motor) to drone; (von Bass) to rumble; (von Kreisel) to hum2. (beim Singen) to dronedrei Jahre \brummen to be doing three years fam4. (murren) to grumbleII. vt▪ etw \brummen to mumble sth* * *transitives, intransitives Verbmir brummt der Schädel od. Kopf — (ugs.) my head is buzzing
2) (unmelodisch singen) drone3) (mürrisch sprechen) mumble; mutter* * *A. v/i1. Bär etc: growl; Fliege, Käfer etc: hum, buzz; Flugzeug, Motor etc: drone; Lautsprecher etc: hum;Schädel my head’s throbbing2. umg im Gefängnis:brummen müssen have to do timeB. v/t & v/i (murren) growl, grumble (ein Lied brummen hum a tune* * *transitives, intransitives Verbmir brummt der Schädel od. Kopf — (ugs.) my head is buzzing
2) (unmelodisch singen) drone3) (mürrisch sprechen) mumble; mutter* * *v.to buzz v.to drone v.to grumble v. -
54 air
air [εʀ]1. masculine noun• s'élever dans l'air or dans les airs to rise into the air• vivre or se nourrir de l'air du temps to live on air► de plein air [activité, jeux] outdoor• flanquer or foutre tout en l'air (inf: inf!) ( = jeter) to chuck (inf) it all away ; ( = gâcher) to ruin everything• ce contretemps a fichu en l'air mon week-end (inf) this stupid business has completely messed up my weekend (inf)b. ( = apparence, manière) air• de quoi j'ai l'air maintenant ! (inf) j'ai l'air fin maintenant ! (inf) I look a right fool now (inf)• il n'a l'air de rien, mais il sait ce qu'il fait you wouldn't think it to look at him but he knows what he's doingc. ( = expression) lookd. ( = mélodie) tune ; [d'opéra] aria2. compounds* * *ɛʀ
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nom masculin1) ( que l'on respire) airà l'air libre — outside, outdoors
2) (brise, vent)un courant d'air — a draught GB ou draft US
ça fait de l'air — there's a draught GB ou draft US
3) ( autour de la terre) airdans l'air — fig [réforme, idée] in the air
en l'air — [menace, paroles] empty; [projet, idée] vague
envoyer or flanquer quelque chose en l'air — (colloq) to send something flying
tout mettre en l'air — (colloq) ( mettre en désordre) to make a dreadful mess; ( faire échouer) to ruin everything
4) ( manière d'être) manner; ( expression) expressionavoir un drôle d'air — to look odd ou funny
avoir un or l'air distingué — to look distinguished
d'un air fâché/désolé — angrily/helplessly
elle a eu l'air fin(e)! — (colloq) she looked a fool!
cela m'en a tout l'air — it seems ou looks like it to me
cela n'a l'air de rien mais — it may not look it, but
5) ( ambiance)6) ( mélodie) tunejouer toujours le même air — lit to play the same tune over and over again; fig to come out with the same old story
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air- (in compounds)Phrasal Verbs:••il ne manque pas d'air! — (colloq) he's got a nerve!
brasser or remuer de l'air — (colloq) to give the impression of being busy
prendre or se donner de grands airs — to put on airs
j'ai besoin de changer d'air — ( d'environnement) I need a change of scene; ( par agacement) I need to go and do something else
* * *ɛʀ nm1) (= élément) airprendre l'air (= s'aérer) — to get some fresh air, to get some air
2) (= mélodie) tuneElle a joué un air au piano. — She played a tune on the piano.
3) (= expression) look, airavoir l'air... — to look...
Elle a l'air fatiguée. — She looks tired.
Elle a l'air fatigué. — She looks tired.
avoir l'air de... — to look like...
Il a l'air d'un clown. — He looks like a clown.
avoir l'air de faire — to look as though one is doing, to appear to be doing
avoir l'air de dire que...; Il avait l'air de dire que la pièce n'est pas formidable. — He seemed to be saying that the play isn't much good.
prendre de grands airs — to give o.s. airs
prendre de grands airs avec qn — to give o.s. airs with sb
dans l'air fig — in the air
paroles en l'air — idle words, hot air
l'air de rien (= discrètement) — without any fuss
* * *air nm1 ( que l'on respire) air; l'air marin/de la campagne the sea/country air; le bon air clean air; l'air est vif/pollué the air is bracing/polluted; l'air est confiné it's stuffy; changer or renouveler l'air d'une pièce to let some air circulate in a room; mettre qch à l'air to put sth out to air [lit, tapis]; se promener les fesses à l'air to walk around with a bare bottom; à l'air libre outside, outdoors; faire sécher du linge à l'air to dry one's washing outside; concert en plein air open-air concert; activités de plein air outdoor activities; la vie au grand air outdoor life; on manque d'air ici it's stuffy in here; de l'air! lit let's get some air in here!; ( va-t'en)○ get lost○!; aller prendre l'air to go out and get some fresh air;2 (brise, vent) il y a de l'air ( dans une pièce) there's a draught GB ou draft US; ( à l'extérieur) there's a breeze; il n'y a pas d'air there's no wind; un déplacement d'air a rush of air; un courant d'air a draught GB ou draft US; ça fait de l'air there's a draught GB ou draft US;3 ( autour de la terre) air; jeter qch/tirer en l'air to throw sth/to shoot into the air; rester en l'air to stay in the air; avoir les bras/les pieds en l'air to have one's arms/one's feet (up) in the air; monter or s'élever dans les airs to rise into the air; planer dans les airs to glide into the air; par les airs, par air by air; transport par air transport by air; regarder en l'air to look up; avoir le nez en l'air to daydream; dans l'air fig [réforme, idée] in the air; il y a un virus dans l'air there's a virus going around; en l'air [menace, paroles, promesse] empty; [projet, idée] vague; parler en l'air to speculate; envoyer or flanquer qch en l'air○ to send sth flying; tout mettre en l'air○ ( mettre en désordre) to make a dreadful mess; ( jeter) to chuck everything out; ( faire échouer) to ruin everything; ils ont mis (toute) la maison en l'air○ they made a (dreadful) mess of the house;4 ( manière d'être) manner; ( expression) expression; avec un air résolu/prétentieux in a resolute/pretentious manner; avoir un drôle d'air to look odd ou funny; avoir un air très distingué to look very distinguished; un air bête/intelligent a stupid/an intelligent expression; afficher un air dégoûté/blasé to affect an expression of disgust/of indifference; avec son petit air supérieur/coquin with that superior/mischievous expression of his/hers; d'un air sérieux/triste with a serious/sad expression; d'un air fâché/désolé angrily/helplessly; il y a un air de famille entre vous deux you two share a family likeness; avoir l'air épuisé/heureux to look shattered/happy; elle a eu l'air fin(e)! she looked (like) a fool!; tu as l'air malin maintenant! iron you look a right fool now!; il avait l'air d'un prince he looked like a prince; la maison a l'air d'un taudis the house looks like a slum; leur histoire (m')a (tout) l'air d'un mensonge their story sounds like a lie (to me); cela m'en a tout l'air it seems ou looks like it to me; j'aurais l'air de quoi? I'd look a right idiot!; il n'a l'air de rien mais il… he doesn't look it but he…; il est futé sans en avoir l'air he's sly although he doesn't look it; cela n'a l'air de rien mais it may not look it, but; il a l'air de comprendre he seems to understand; cela a l'air d'être bien/solide it looks good/strong; cela a l'air d'être une usine it looks like a factory; ils n'ont pas l'air de se rendre compte they don't seem to realize; il a l'air de vouloir faire beau it looks as if it's going to be fine ou nice US;5 ( ambiance) un air d'abandon/de déchéance an air of neglect/of decay; il règne un air de fête there's a carnival atmosphere; la réunion avait un air de déjà-vu there was a feeling of déjà-vu about the meeting;6 ( mélodie) tune; l'air d'une chanson the tune of ou to a song; siffler/fredonner un air to whistle/to hum a tune; un air de jazz a jazz tune; un air d'opéra an aria; jouer toujours le même air lit to play the same tune over and over again; fig to come out with the same old story; danser sur un air de tango/valse to dance to a tango/waltz.air climatisé conditioned air; air comprimé compressed air; air conditionné ( système) air-conditioning; ( que l'on respire) conditioned air; air liquide Tech liquid air.il ne manque pas d'air○ he's got a nerve; brasser or remuer de l'air○ to give the impression of being busy; prendre or se donner des grands airs to put on airs; j'ai besoin de changer d'air ( d'environnement) I need a change of scene; ( par agacement) I need to go and do something else.[ɛr] nom masculin"bien sûr", dit-il d'un air guilleret/inquiet "of course," he said, jauntily/looking worriedil avait un air angoissé/mauvais he looked anxious/very nastycette poire a l'air mauvaise, jette-la this pear looks (as though it's) rotten, throw it awayje ne voudrais pas avoir l'air de lui donner des ordres I wouldn't like (it) to look as though I were ordering him aboutça a l'air d'un ou d'être un scarabée it looks like a beetleça m'a tout l'air (d'être) traduit de l'anglais (familier) it looks to me as though it's been translated from Englishavec son air de ne pas y toucher ou sans avoir l' air d'y toucher, il arrive toujours à ses fins though you wouldn't think it to look at him, he always manages to get his wayl'air de rien (familier) ou de ne pas en avoir (familier) : je me suis approchée, l'air de rien ou de ne pas en avoir, et je lui ai flanqué ma main sur la figure I walked up, all innocent, like, and gave him a slap in the faceça n'a l'air de rien comme ça, mais c'est une lourde tâche it doesn't look much but it's quite a big jobelle n'a pas l'air comme ça, mais elle sait ce qu'elle veut! (familier) you wouldn't think it to look at her, but she knows what she wants!sans en avoir l' air: sans en avoir l'air, elle a tout rangé en une heure she tidied up everything in an hour without even looking busyje suis arrivée au bout de mon tricot, sans en avoir l'air! I managed to finish my knitting, though it didn't seem that I was making any progress!prendre ou se donner des airs to give oneself airsun air de famille ou parenté a family resemblance ou likeness[à l'opéra] ariac'est l'air qui fait la chanson it's not what you say, it's the way you say it4. [qu'on respire] airla pollution/température de l'air air pollution/temperatureair conditionné [système] air-conditioning5. [vent]b. [beaucoup] it's windy today6. [ciel] airprendre l'air [avion] to take off, to become airborne, to take to the air7. [ambiance] atmospherede temps en temps, il me faut l'air du pays natal I need to go back to my roots from time to time————————à air locution adjectivale[pompe] air (modificateur)————————à l'air locution adverbiale————————à l'air libre locution adverbialeau grand air locution adverbiale[dehors] (out) in the fresh air————————dans l'air locution adverbiale————————de l'air locution adjectivale[hôtesse, mal, musée] air (modificateur)————————en l'air locution adjectivale2. [non fondé - promesse] emptyje ne fais pas de projets en l'air when I make a plan, I stick to it————————en l'air locution adverbiale1. [vers le haut] (up) in the airjeter ou lancer quelque chose en l'air to throw something (up) in the aira. [jeter] to chuck something out, to bin somethingb. [gâcher] to screw something up (très familier) -
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I v/i1. Bär etc.: growl; Fliege, Käfer etc.: hum, buzz; Flugzeug, Motor etc.: drone; Lautsprecher etc.: hum; mir brummt der Kopf oder Schädel my head’s throbbingII vt/i (murren) growl, grumble ( über + Akk about); (leise sagen) mutter; ein Lied brummen hum a tune* * *to growl; to hum; to buzz; to grunt; to grumble; to drone* * *brụm|men ['brʊmən]1. vi2) (beim Singen) to drone4) (= brummeln) to mumble, to muttervier Monate brummen — to do four months (inf)
6) (Wirtschaft, Geschäft) to boom, to flourish2. vt1) (= brummeln) to mumble, to mutter2) (beim Singen) to drone* * *das1) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) drone2) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) drone3) ((of people) to say in a way that sounds like grunting: He grunted that he was too busy to talk to me.) grunt4) zoom* * *brum·men[ˈbrʊmən]I. vi1. (von Insekt, Klingel) to buzz; (von Bär) to growl; (von Wagen, Motor) to drone; (von Bass) to rumble; (von Kreisel) to hum2. (beim Singen) to dronedrei Jahre \brummen to be doing three years fam4. (murren) to grumbleII. vt▪ etw \brummen to mumble sth* * *transitives, intransitives Verbmir brummt der Schädel od. Kopf — (ugs.) my head is buzzing
2) (unmelodisch singen) drone3) (mürrisch sprechen) mumble; mutter* * *1. Handlung: growling, muttering, humming* * *transitives, intransitives Verbmir brummt der Schädel od. Kopf — (ugs.) my head is buzzing
2) (unmelodisch singen) drone3) (mürrisch sprechen) mumble; mutter* * *v.to buzz v.to drone v.to grumble v. -
56 anstimmen
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) (Lied) start singing, launch into umg.; (Instrument) start playing; eine Melodie anstimmen strike up a tune; ein Geschrei anstimmen start screaming; Klagelieder anstimmen fig. break out into lamentations* * *to intone* * *ạn|stim|men sep1. vt1) (singen) to begin singing; (Chorleiter) Grundton to give; (spielen) to start playing; (Kapelle) to strike up, to start playing2) (fig)ein Geheul/Geschrei/Proteste etc anstimmen — to start whining/crying/protesting etc
ein Gelächter anstimmen — to burst out laughing
2. vito give the keynote* * ** * *an|stim·menI. vt▪ etw \anstimmen1. (zu singen anfangen) to begin singing sthsummend eine Melodie \anstimmen to hum a tune2. (zu spielen anfangen) to start playing [or strike up] sth3. (erheben)ein Geheul/ein Geschrei/Proteste \anstimmen to start howling/screaming/protestingGelächter \anstimmen to burst out laughing* * ** * *eine Melodie anstimmen strike up a tune;ein Geschrei anstimmen start screaming;Klagelieder anstimmen fig break out into lamentations* * ** * *v.to intone v. -
57 мурлыкать песенку
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59 zamrucz|eć
pf (zamruczysz, zamruczał, zamruczeli) vi 1. [zwierzę] to purr ⇒ mruczeć 2. (powiedzieć niewyraźnie) to mutter- zamruczeć coś pod nosem to mutter sth under one’s breath ⇒ mruczeć3. (zanucić) to hum- zamruczeć cicho piosenkę to hum a tune quietly ⇒ mruczećThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zamrucz|eć
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sf [melo'dia]Mus melody, (aria) melody, tune
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hum a tune — sing a melody with the lips closed … English contemporary dictionary
hum — /hum/, v., hummed, humming, n., interj. v.i. 1. to make a low, continuous, droning sound. 2. to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises. 3. to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, embarrassment, dissatisfaction, etc.; hem.… … Universalium
Hum — Hum, v. t. 1. To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune. [1913 Webster] 2. To express satisfaction with by humming. [1913 Webster] 3. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug. [Colloq … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hum — [[t]hʌ̱m[/t]] hums, humming, hummed 1) VERB If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise. The birds sang, the bees hummed... Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again... [V ing] There was a low humming sound in the sky. N… … English dictionary
hum — hum1 [hʌm] v past tense and past participle hummed present participle humming [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the sound] 1.) [I and T] to sing a tune by making a continuous sound with your lips closed hum to yourself ▪ Tony was humming to himself… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hum — hum1 [ hʌm ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make musical sounds with your lips closed: Jerry hummed softly to himself. If you don t know the words, just hum the tune. a ) intransitive to make a low continuous sound: The refrigerator… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hum — [[t]hʌm[/t]] v. hummed, hum•ming, n. interj. 1) to make a low, continuous droning sound 2) to sing with closed lips, without articulating words 3) to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises 4) to utter an indistinct sound in… … From formal English to slang
hum — I UK [hʌm] / US verb Word forms hum : present tense I/you/we/they hum he/she/it hums present participle humming past tense hummed past participle hummed 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make musical sounds with your lips closed Jerry hummed… … English dictionary
hum — v. 1)(usu. B; occ. A) hum the tune to me 2) (D; tr.) to hum for (to hum a song for smb.) … Combinatory dictionary
hum — [hʌm] verb I 1) [I/T] to make musical sounds with your lips closed If you don t know the words, just hum the tune.[/ex] 2) [I] to make a low continuous sound The fridge hummed in the kitchen.[/ex] 3) [I] if a place hums, it is full of noise and… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. buzz, murmur, drone, bumble. v. i. thrum, drone, buzz, murmur, croon, burr; sing. See repetition. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. buzz, drone, murmur, sing low, hum a tune, croon, sing in an undertone,… … English dictionary for students