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Origin of hum
1300–50; Middle English; ultimately imitative; cognate with German hummen to hum; cf. humblebee
OTHER WORDS FROM hum
un·der·hum, nounWords nearby hum
hullo, hulloa, hully gully, Hulme, Hulse, hum, Humacao, human, human being, human body, human capital
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How to use hum in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for hum
hum
/ (hÊŒm) /
verb hums, humming or hummed
noun
interjection, noun
an indistinct sound of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem
Derived forms of hum
hummer, nounWord Origin for hum
C14: of imitative origin; compare Dutch hommelen, Old High German humbal bumblebee
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