humming (See hum)

1 the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation" [syn: busyness]

2 an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors]

3 a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: humming]

1 sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"

2 be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" [syn: buzz, seethe]

3 sound with a monotonous hum [syn: thrum]

4 make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming" [also: humming, hummed]humming

1 a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: hum]

2 the act of singing with closed lips

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌmɪŋ

Verb

humming

1. present participle of hum

Hum may refer to:

• Hum (sound), a sound produced with closed lips, or by machinery, insects, or other periodic motion
• The Hum, a phenomenon involving a persistent and invasive low-frequency noise of unknown origin which occurs in some geographic locations.
• Hum (band), a U.S. space-rock band
• Hum, Croatia, known as the smallest town in the world
• Hum (film), a 1991 Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan
• Mains hum, an electric or electromagnetic phenomenon that causes a low frequency (50 or 60 Hz) audible signal
• Hum Mountain, a mountain in Serbia
• Land of Hum, an English translation of the Zahumlje region of modern Herzegovina
• Hum, a possible transliteration of the sixth syllable in Buddhist "Six syllable mantra" Om mani padme hum
• Hum., an abbreviation for Humanities
• HUM, Harakat ul-Mujahidin, an Islamic militant group based in Pakistan

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