hum of

Frequency: 9.025.0 per million words

used to indicate the source of the humming sound

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Examples (10)

  • I could hear the constant hum of distant traffic.
  • The background hum of the air-conditioning was oddly soothing.
  • She found the gentle hum of the refrigerator comforting.
  • The faint hum of conversation filled the cafe.
  • There was a low hum of discontent among the crowd.
  • He listened to the rhythmic hum of the washing machine.
  • The entire building vibrated with the continuous hum of machinery.
  • A high-pitched hum of electricity came from the old transformer.
  • We could just discern the soft hum of bees in the garden.
  • The city never sleeps, always alive with the subtle hum of activity.