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to hum
01
fredonner, chantonner
to sing a tune with closed lips
Intransitive
Exemples
He hummed as he walked down the street.
Il fredonnait en marchant dans la rue.
02
fredonner, bourdonner
to make a low, continuous, and steady sound
Intransitive
Exemples
The refrigerator hummed softly in the kitchen.
Le réfrigérateur ronronnait doucement dans la cuisine.
03
bourdonner, ronronner
to be filled with a continuous, low noise
Intransitive: to hum with a low steady sound
Exemples
The library hummed with the quiet murmur of students studying.
La bibliothèque bourdonnait avec le murmure tranquille des étudiants qui étudiaient.
04
bourdonner, grouiller
to be busy or engaged in a lot of activity or work
Intransitive: to hum with activity
Exemples
The city seemed to hum with excitement during the annual festival.
La ville semblait bourdonner d'excitation pendant le festival annuel.
05
puer, empester
to emit a strong, unpleasant odor
HumorousExemples
The trash was humming so bad we had to take it out immediately.
La poubelle puait tellement que nous avons dû la sortir immédiatement.
Hum
01
a low, continuous, vibrating sound
Exemples
She listens to the hum of the city at night.
02
a state of energetic activity or busy movement
Exemples
The kitchen is in a hum as the chefs prepare meals.
Arbre Lexical
hummer
humming
hum
