hum
Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &cSynonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.
» I often hum while I work.
Я часто наспівую собі під ніс під час роботи. — deniko
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2 sensesSynonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.
Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c.
Examples
115 sentencesI often hum while I work.
Я часто наспівую собі під ніс під час роботи. — deniko
Tom is humming.
Том наспівує собі під ніс. — deniko
deTom summt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom heard someone humming his favorite tune.
ruТом услышал, как кто-то напевает его любимую песенку. — Wezel
deTom hörte jemanden seine Lieblingsmelodie summen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was in the kitchen humming to himself.
Do you know anyone who hums while they work?
ruТы знаешь кого-нибудь, кто напевает во время работы? — Tlustulimu
deKennst du jemanden, der beim Arbeiten summt? — Tlustulimu
Origin
From Middle English hummen (“to hum, buzz, drone, make a murmuring sound to cover embarrasFrom Middle English hummen (“to hum, buzz, drone, make a murmuring sound to cover embarrassment”); akin to Dutch hommelen (“to bumble, buzz”), dialectal Dutch hommen (“to buzz, hum”), Middle High German hummen (“to hum”), probably ultimately of imitative origin.
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