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Hums

British  
/ hʊms /

noun

  1. a variant of Homs

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Hums a low song about a bird with broken wings who learns to fly.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Hums out I should have been scared of him.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

Once Uncle S. and Aunt A. were invited out to dine in Hums at the house of the deacon of the church.

From The Women of the Arabs by Robinson, Charles S. (Charles Seymour)

The linden, in the fervors of July, Hums with a louder concert.

From Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition by Stoddard, Richard Henry

The city of Hums, the ancient Emessa, is situated about one mile east of the river Orontes, and about half way between Aleppo and Damascus.

From The Women of the Arabs by Robinson, Charles S. (Charles Seymour)