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hum

/ˈhʌm/ sustantivo C1

En español: tarareo

  1. A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
  2. An often indistinct sound resembling human humming. · They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen and found the dishwasher on.
  3. Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
  4. An imposition or hoax; humbug. (dated)
  5. A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.

Plural hums

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“Hum!” said the major.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 587 · C1
“Hum!
The Valley of Fear, p. 5 · C1
At the same instant his ear caught a sort of indistinct sound on the stairs, followed by the measured tread of soldiery, with the clanking of swords and military accoutrements; then came a hum and buzz as of many voices, so as to deaden even the noisy mirth of the bridal party, among whom a vague feeling of curiosity and apprehension quelled every disposition to talk, and almost instantaneously the most deathlike stillness prevailed.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 30 · C1
Hums and passes.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 18 · C1

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