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hum

[huhm] / hʌm /


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Her phone was kept on silent; electro-beats hummed in the background; digestive biscuits were devoured.

From BBC

Her LP is a narrative of troubled love and shattered small-town lives in which sparkly country songs sit alongside drones that conjure the hum of electrical lines snaking down a highway.

From The Wall Street Journal

It honors their enthusiasm, protects your kitchen equilibrium, and keeps the day humming along with the kind of gentle, slightly cinematic glow that makes Thanksgiving feel like Thanksgiving.

From Salon

But Google is making important strides in the AI race while also keeping its core business humming.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several local residents have complained about round-the-clock beeping and humming emitted by the self-driving cars as they make their way to two charging stations near the intersection of Euclid Street and Broadway.

From Los Angeles Times