hummed
Sang without words
Hummed is the past tense of hum.
To hum is to make a low, steady sound—either a wordless tune with closed lips She hummed a lullaby or the drone of machinery and activity The refrigerator hummed in the corner.
A place that hums is busy and productive: The office hummed with activity all morning.
Mildly intoxicated
- dronedSpoke in monotone
- vibratedMoved with rapid oscillation
- thrummedVibrated with steady sound
- resonatedProduced lingering vibrations
whirred · purred · reverberated · oscillated · electric · motor · engine · transformer
Musical sequence of notes
trilled · lilted · intoned · vocalized · harmonized · pitch · intonation · tuneless
Spoke barely audibly
- mumbledSpoke indistinctly
- whisperedSpoke without full voice
- breathedInhaled and exhaled
- intonedSpoke with unchanging pitch
indistinct · quietly · softly · low · inaudible · absent-mindedly · distractedly · tunelessly
Moved with urgent activity
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- stirredMixed by circular motion
- thrivedGrew vigorously, succeeded
- aliveHaving current existence
busy · active · energy · excitement · conversation · voices · crowd · marketplace
buzzed
Mildly intoxicated
resonated · whirred · purred · reverberated · oscillated · electric · motor · engine · transformer · refrigerator
tune
Musical sequence of notes
warbled · trilled · lilted · intoned · vocalized · harmonized · pitch · intonation · tuneless · off-key
muttered
Spoke barely audibly
intoned · indistinct · quietly · softly · low · inaudible · absent-mindedly · distractedly · tunelessly · vaguely
bustled
Moved with urgent activity
alive · busy · active · energy · excitement · conversation · voices · crowd · marketplace · streets