hum softly

Frequency: 7.613.1 per million words

to hum in a gentle and quiet manner

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Examples (20)

  • She was humming softly to herself as she worked.
  • She began to hum softly to herself while she worked.
  • The mother would often hum softly to soothe her baby.
  • The engine continued to hum softly in the background.
  • He liked to hum softly while he read, a habit from childhood.
  • He was humming softly as he rocked the baby to sleep.
  • The quiet librarian would often hum softly while shelving books.
  • I could hear her humming softly in the kitchen.
  • The old man began to hum softly, remembering an old tune.
  • The computer started to hum softly after I turned it on.
  • She could hear him humming softly in the next room.
  • She would often hum softly when she was deep in thought.
  • The little girl would hum softly as she played with her toys.
  • The monks began to hum softly during the meditation.
  • To avoid disturbing others, he always tried to hum softly.
  • If you hum softly, it might help you relax.
  • He was humming softly, lost in thought, completely unaware of his surroundings.
  • The refrigerator hums softly throughout the night.
  • Lost in her painting, she started to hum softly a familiar melody.
  • He hummed softly, trying to remember the tune.