Hums
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Groceries arrive, coffee is strong, music is queued, and the kitchen hums as you chop, roast, stir, and stack.
From Salon
Music hums through the sentences of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” too.
Its lab, with a row of bikes parked inside the front door, hums quietly with workers in protective gear moving between beakers, kilns and mineral samples being tested for durability and composition.
It lent a subtle, savory funk — the kind that hums beneath the cheese rather than shouting over it.
From Salon
Still, audio wizards at Skywalker Sound had to come in after the fact with software to digitally wipe any lingering hums.
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