hums
Closed-lip singing
Hums is the sound of humming—a low, steady, continuous tone made with closed lips: the hum of bees, the hum of machinery.
To hum is to produce this sound, often while singing a melody without words: She hummed softly while she worked.
A place that hums is busy with activity: The office was really humming today.
Continuous humming sound
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- engineMachine producing motion
- fanAdmirer or air mover
refrigerator · generator · dynamo · idling · purr · rumble · appliance · compressor
Vocal music-making
- croonSing in soft tones
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
lullaby · harmonize · chant · serenade · acapella · wordless · absentminded · catchy
Hindu meditative chant
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- meditationFocused attention practice
resonance · vibration · breathing · spiritual · mindfulness · toning · overtone · sacred
Voltage-altering electrical device
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- currentDirected flow of charge
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
voltage · frequency · interference · inductance · capacitor · substation · buzzing
whir
Continuous humming sound
fan · refrigerator · generator · dynamo · idling · purr · rumble · appliance · compressor · transformer
singing
Vocal music-making
melody · lullaby · harmonize · chant · serenade · acapella · wordless · absentminded · catchy · earworm
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Hindu meditative chant
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
meditation · resonance · vibration · breathing · spiritual · mindfulness · toning · overtone · sacred · monastic
transformer
Voltage-altering electrical device
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- currentDirected flow of charge
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
circuit · voltage · frequency · interference · inductance · capacitor · substation · buzzing
bustling
Full of energetic activity
thriving · energetic · vibrant · abuzz · productive · stirring · animated · active · astir · hopping
bee
Stinging nectar gatherer
buzzing · pollination · flower · garden · honeybee · wasp · flying · wings · droning · cicada
humsstalls
Delays or compartments
dies · breaks down · grinds to a halt · stops · sputters
- humble pieFigurative food of apology
- ho humExclamation of boredom
- eat humble pieAdmit error humbly
- humble beginningsUnprivileged early circumstances
- in my humble opinionQualifier before a viewpoint
- humble bragBoast dressed as complaint
hum, humble, humming, hummed, humbly, hummer, humbler, hummers, hummable