hum

Noun
  1. The state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity (synset 114031535)
    "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation"
    is a type of: action, activeness, activity - the state of being active
    same as: busyness
  2. An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s;
    Now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan (synset 108039725)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: islamic republic of pakistan, pakistan, west pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: al faran, harkat ul-ansar, harkat ul-mujahedeen, harkat-ul-mujahidin, hua, movement of holy warriors
  3. A humming noise (synset 107400403)
    "the hum of distant traffic"
    is a type of: noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
    same as: humming
Verb
  1. Sing with closed lips (synset 201057701)
    "She hummed a melody"
    is a type of: sing - produce tones with the voice
  2. Be noisy with activity (synset 202712465)
    "This office is buzzing with activity"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    subtypes: pullulate, swarm, teem - be teeming, be abuzz
    same as: buzz, seethe
  3. Sound with a monotonous hum (synset 202191487)
    is a type of: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound
    same as: thrum
  4. Make a low continuous sound (synset 201058086)
    "The refrigerator is humming"
    is a type of: make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise

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