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单词 hummed
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hum /hʌm/USA pronunciation   v., hummed, hum•ming, n., interj. 
v. 
  1. to make a low, continuous sound;
    drone:[no object]bees humming in the garden.
  2. to sing with closed lips, without pronouncing words: [no object]He was humming quietly to himself.[+ object]He hummed a tune.
  3. to give forth an unclear sound of mixed voices or noises:[no object]The crowded room was humming.
  4. to be in a state of busy activity:[no object]The household was humming with wedding preparations.

n. [countable]
  1. the act or sound of humming.

interj. 
  1. This word is used to express hesitation, dissatisfaction, doubt, a moment of thinking, etc.
hum•mer, n. [countable]

-hum-, root. 
    1. -hum- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "ground.'' This meaning is found in such words as: exhume, humble, humiliate, humility, humus, posthumous.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hum  (hum),USA pronunciation v., hummed, hum•ming, n., interj. 
v.i. 
  1. to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
  2. to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises.
  3. to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, embarrassment, dissatisfaction, etc.;
    hem.
  4. to sing with closed lips, without articulating words.
  5. to be in a state of busy activity:The household hummed in preparation for the wedding.
  6. British Termsto have a bad odor, as of stale perspiration.

v.t. 
  1. to sound, sing, or utter by humming:to hum a tune.
  2. to bring, put, etc., by humming:to hum a child to sleep.

n. 
  1. the act or sound of humming;
    an inarticulate or indistinct murmur;
    hem.
  2. Sound Reproduction[Audio.]an unwanted low-frequency sound caused by power-line frequencies in any audio component.

interj. 
  1. (an inarticulate sound uttered in contemplation, hesitation, dissatisfaction, doubt, etc.)
  • 1300–50; Middle English; ultimately imitative; cognate with German hummen to hum; compare humblebee
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bustle, buzz.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hum /hʌm/ vb (hums, humming, hummed)
  1. (intransitive) to make a low continuous vibrating sound like that of a prolonged m
  2. (intransitive) (of a person) to sing with the lips closed
  3. (intransitive) to utter an indistinct sound, as in hesitation; hem
  4. (intransitive) informal to be in a state of feverish activity
  5. (intransitive) Brit Irish slang to smell unpleasant
  6. hum and haw
    See hem2
n
  1. a low continuous murmuring sound
  2. an undesired low-frequency noise in the output of an amplifier or receiver, esp one caused by the power supply
interj , n
  1. an indistinct sound of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem
Etymology: 14th Century: of imitative origin; compare Dutch hommelen, Old High German humbal bumblebee
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