hum

HUM, verb intransitive To utter the sound of bees; to buzz. 1. To make an inarticulate buzzing sound. The cloudy messenger turns me his back, And hums-- 2. To pause in speaking, and make an audible noise like the humming bees. He hummed and hawed. 3. To make a dull, heavy noise like a drone. Still humming, on their drowsy course they took. 4. To applaud. HUM, verb transitive To sing in a low voice; as, to hum a tune. 1. To cause to hum; to impose on. HUM, noun The noise of bees or insects. 1. A low confused noise, as of crowds; as the busy hum of men. 2. Any low dull noise. 3. A low inarticulate sound, uttered by a speaker in a pause; as hums and haws. 4. An expression of applause. HUM, exclamation A sound with a pause, implying doubt and deliberation.