hums
plural of hum
hums
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hum
• MUSH, Mush, Shum, mush
Hums
Dated spelling of Homs.
Source: Wiktionary
Hum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Humming.] Etym: [Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D. hommelen. sq. root15.]
1. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums. P. Fletcher. Still humming on, their drowsy course they keep. Pope.
2. To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone. The cloudy messenger turns me his back, And hums. Shak.
3. Etym: [Cf. Hum, interj.]
Definition: To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem.
4. To express satisfaction by a humming noise. Here the spectators hummed. Trial of the Regicides.
Note: Formerly the habit of audiences was to express gratification by humming and displeasure by hissing.
5. To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition.
Hum, v. t.
1. To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune.
2. To express satisfaction with by humming.
3. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug. [Colloq. & Low]
Hum, n.
1. A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums. Shak.
2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound; as: (a) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry. But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men. Byron.
(b) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation. Macaulay.
3. An imposition or hoax.
4. Etym: [Cf. Hem, interj.]
Definition: An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc. THese shrugs, these hums and ha's. Shak.
5. Etym: [Perh. so called because strongly intoxicating.]
Definition: A kind of strong drink formerly used. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Venous hum. See under Venous.
Hum, interj. Etym: [Cf. Hem, interj.]
Definition: Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
