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the sound you make when your brain forgets the words but refuses to shut up
means To make a low, continuous, droning sound — either with closed lips while not quite singing, or as the steady noise of machinery, bees, or busy activity.
from An imitative word — it sounds like the thing it names, built from the soft mmm a closed mouth makes. English has had 'hum' since the medieval period, alongside echoic cousins like 'hem' and 'haw,' all born from the noises people make when humming, hesitating, or mumbling. The bee-buzz sense and the 'place is humming with activity' sense both grew naturally from that same droning hum.
- earth's note
- The planet hums a constant low frequency below human hearing
- power lines
- They drone at 50 or 60 hertz, depending on country
- the hum
- A mysterious global noise some people hear, others never can
- hummingbirds
- Named for the wing-hum, beating up to 80 times per second
- focus trick
- Humming raises nasal nitric oxide, easing airflow and stress
humming bird moth — hovers like a hummingbird while feeding on flowers, wingspan 1-2 inches
hum the band — canadian rock band formed in 1994, peaked with album 'stars' in 1995