All hum synonyms
hum
H h verb hum
- buzz — If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
- purr — to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
- strum — to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
- moan — a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- throb — to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
- whisper — to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
- warble — to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day.
- croon — If you croon, you sing or hum quietly and gently.
- murmur — a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
- sing — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- mumble — to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
- trill — to cause to flow in a thin stream.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- bumble — to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way
- rustle — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- zoom — to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound: cars zooming by on the freeway.
- drone — Music. a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments. the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
- bum — Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
- whir — to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
- bombinate — to make a buzzing noise
- thrum — to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar, by plucking the strings, especially in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum.
- whine — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
- whirr — to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
- vibrate — to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
noun hum
- vibration — the act of vibrating.