faint hum
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a very quiet and barely audible humming sound
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Examples (10)
- I could hear a faint hum coming from the server room.
- A faint hum of electricity filled the silent laboratory.
- She detected a faint hum from the old refrigerator.
- The faint hum of the distant city was barely audible.
- There was a faint hum in the background, making it hard to concentrate.
- As evening fell, a faint hum emanated from the cicadas.
- He noticed a faint hum when the machine powered on.
- The spaceship's engines produced only a faint hum.
- A faint hum persisted even after turning off all appliances.
- We listened carefully for the faint hum of the bees near the hive.