English abbreviation dictionary - hum
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~1 v hummed, humming 1 to sing a tune by making a continuous sound with your lips closed (Carol hummed quietly to herself as she worked.) 2 to make a low, continuous sound (insects humming in the hot summer air) 3 to be very busy and full of activity (Wall Street was humming with rumours.) 4 hum and haw BrE to take a long time to say something etc because you are not sure what to say (- see also hem and haw hem2 (2)) ~2 n a low continuous sound (the hum of bees | the distant hum of traffic) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(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 • 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. hum and haw: see haw see also ho hum ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb (~med; ~ming) Etymology: Middle English ~men; akin to Middle High German ~men to ~, Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to utter a sound like that of the speech sound m prolonged b. to make the natural noise of an insect in motion or a similar sound ; drone c. to give forth a low continuous blend of sound 2. a. to be busily active the museum ~med with visitors b. to run smoothly the business started to ~ transitive verb 1. to sing with the lips closed and without articulation 2. to affect or express by ~ming ~med his displeasure • ~ noun • ~mable adjective II. chiefly British variant of hem ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v. & n. --v. (hummed, humming) 1 intr. make a low steady continuous sound like that of a bee. 2 tr. (also absol.) sing (a wordless tune) with closed lips. 3 intr. utter a slight inarticulate sound. 4 intr. colloq. be in an active state (really made things hum). 5 intr. Brit. colloq. smell unpleasantly. --n. 1 a humming sound. 2 an unwanted low-frequency noise caused by variation of electric current, usu. the alternating frequency of the mains, in an amplifier etc. 3 Brit. colloq. a bad smell. Phrases and idioms hum and haw (or ha) hesitate, esp. in speaking. Derivatives hummable adj. hummer n. Etymology: ME, imit. 2. int. expressing hesitation or dissent. Etymology: imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) гудение (напр. трансформатора) 2) сетевые радиопомехи 3) фон (от сети переменного тока) 4) электрические помехи промышленной частоты (в сейсмическом канале) - ac hum - mains hum - relay hum - superimposed hum ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) гудение 2) гудеть 3) гул 4) фон - alternating-current hum - heater hum - hum bucking - hum filtering - hum level - hum modulation - hum noise ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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with наполняться гудением The room was humming with the voices of a large number of guests. HUM I 1. noun 1) жужжание, гудение, гул 2) sl. дурной запах, вонь 2. v. 1) жужжать, гудеть - hum with 2) говорить запинаясь, мямлить to hum and ha(w) - а) запинаться, мямлить; б) не решаться, колебаться 3) напевать с закрытым ртом, мурлыкать 4) coll. развивать бурную деятельность he makes things hum - у него работа кипит 5) sl. дурно пахнуть, вонять Syn: see sing II abbr. of humbug 1. 1) III interj. гм! ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1385, hommen "make a murmuring sound to cover embarrassment," later hummen "to buzz, drone," probably of imitative origin. Sense of "sing with closed lips" is 1640; that of "be busy and active" is 1884, perhaps on analogy of a beehive. Humdinger "wonderful person or thing" is 1905, with a turn-of-the-century slang use of dinger. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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