hum

hum: 1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb
1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) nynne, småsynge

2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) summe, surre

3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) summe, komme fart i sakene
2. noun
(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) summing, surring, nynning

- humming-bird

summe

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subst. \/hʌm\/

1) summing, surring, surr

• the hum of bees

bienes summing

• the hum of the rocking wheel

rokkens surr

• a hum of voices from the next room

en surring av stemmer fra rommet ved siden av

2) brus

• the hum of distant traffic

brusen av trafikk i det fjerne

• the hum of applause rose

applausen bruste

3) (av stemmer) mumling, mummel, surring, surr

4) nynning, småsynging, brumming

5) (slang) stank

6) (hverdagslig) humbug

7) (amer., dialekt) hjem

8) (elektronikk) brum
II
verb \/hʌm\/

1) summe, surre, brumme (om humle), bruse (om trafikk)

• hum like a bee

summe som en bie

• the voices were humming and laughing

stemmene surret og lo

2) nynne (på), småsynge (på), brumme

• hum a song

nynne en sang, nynne på en sang

• hum a child to sleep

nynne et barn i søvn

3) mumle, si hm

4) (overført) være i aktivitet, være full av aktivitet

• a factory humming with activity

en fabrikk som syder av aktivitet

• business is humming

forretningen blomstrer

5) (slang) lukte ille, stinke

• this ham is beginning to hum

denne skinken begynner å lukte ille

begin to hum (hverdagslig) begynne å skje, begynne å røre på seg, bære løs

• things are beginning to hum

ting begynner å skje \/ ting begynner å røre på seg

hum and haw eller hum and ha hakke og stamme, nøle, vakle, være usikker

make things hum (hverdagslig) få fart på sakene
III
interj. \/hʌm\/, \/hm\/

hm, forklaring: lyd når man tenker eller er misfornøyd

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Synonyms:

Buzz, make a buzzing sound, Sing (in a low voice), Buzz, buzzing sound

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hum — hum … Dictionnaire des rimes
hum — [ ɶm; hɶm ] interj. • 1611; onomat. ♦ Interjection qui exprime généralement le doute, la réticence. ⇒ hem. Hum ! ça m étonnerait ! Hum ! cela cache quelque chose ! « Hum ! qu est ce que je te disais ? » (Aragon). ⇒HEM, HUM, mot inv. A. [Gén.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hum — may refer to: * Hum (sound), a sound produced with closed lips, or by machinery, insects, or other periodic motion * The Hum, a phenomenon involving a persistent and invasive low frequency noise of unknown origin which occurs in some geographic… … Wikipedia
Hum — ist ein geographischer Begriff mit mehreren Bedeutungen: eine Stadt in Kroatien, siehe Hum (Kroatien); ein Ort in Slowenien, siehe Hum (Slowenien); ein Ort in Bosnien, siehe Hum (Bosnien); eine historische Landschaft im Grenzgebiet zwischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hum — hȗm m <N mn húmovi> DEFINICIJA 1. omanji brijeg pod travom 2. (Hum) pov. (u nekim izvorima) Hercegovina ONOMASTIKA pr. (etnici): Hȗm (100, Osijek, Koprivnica), Hùmačkić, Hùmek (120, Varaždin), Huméljak (Humeljȃk) (Velika Gorica), Húmić (60 … Hrvatski jezični portal
hum — s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic HUM s.n. (geol.) Martor carstic sub formă de bloc izolat, rămas din masa calcarului. [cf. germ. Hum, fr., engl. hum]. Trimis de LauraGellner … Dicționar Român
Hum — 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. [1913 Webster] The shard borne beetle with his drowsy hums. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hum — Hȗm m DEFINICIJA naselje u Istri, smatra se najmanjim gradom na svijetu, 23 stan.; povezuje ga s Ročem 7 km dugačka »Aleja glagoljaša« ONOMASTIKA top. (često dio imena naselja, npr. Hum na Sutli, Hum Stubički, Hum Bistrički, Hum Breznički i dr.) … Hrvatski jezični portal
hum — /hum/, v., hummed, humming, n., interj. v.i. 1. to make a low, continuous, droning sound. 2. to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises. 3. to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, embarrassment, dissatisfaction, etc.; hem.… … Universalium
hum — hum1 [hum] vi. hummed, humming [ME hummen, of echoic orig., as in Ger hummel, bumblebee, MDu hommeln, hum] 1. to make a low, continuous, murmuring sound like that of a bee or a motor 2. to sing with the lips closed, not producing words 3. to give … English World dictionary
Hum — (h[u^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humming}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D. hommelen. [root]15.] 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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