Synonyms for hum

Synonyms for (noun) hum

Synonyms: hum, humming

Definition: a humming noise

Usage: the hum of distant traffic

Similar words: noise

Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

Usage: he enjoyed the street noises; they heard indistinct noises of people talking; during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels


Synonyms: HUA, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors

Definition: 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

Similar words: terrorist group, terrorist organization, foreign terrorist organization, FTO

Definition: a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals


Synonyms: busyness, hum

Definition: the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

Usage: they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers; there is a constant hum of military preparation

Similar words: action, activeness, activity

Definition: the state of being active

Usage: his sphere of activity; he is out of action


Synonyms for (verb) hum

Synonyms: hum

Definition: sing with closed lips

Usage: She hummed a melody

Similar words: sing

Definition: produce tones with the voice

Usage: She was singing while she was cooking; My brother sings very well


Synonyms: hum

Definition: make a low continuous sound

Usage: The refrigerator is humming

Similar words: make noise, noise, resound

Definition: emit a noise


Synonyms: thrum, hum

Definition: sound with a monotonous hum

Similar words: sound, go

Definition: make a certain noise or sound

Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'


Synonyms: seethe, hum, buzz

Definition: be noisy with activity

Usage: This office is buzzing with activity

Similar words: be

Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer


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