hum

verb/hʌm/

Frequency rank: #6,910 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to make a low, continuous sound with closed lips

Illustration for the English word “hum”

Example sentence

She began to hum softly while washing the dishes.

Synonyms & related words

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