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hum

verb as in buzz, vibrate

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At the beginning of the night, however, the Trump fans ignored many of the speakers and the hum of the crowd was as loud as the sound from the Jumbotron.

From Salon

The lighting is dim, and the hum of conversation and laughter is prominent.

From Salon

In the background, as he speaks, there is the loud mechanical hum of an Israeli observation drone, a constant in the daily and nightly soundtrack of Gaza.

From BBC

Also, a graceful arroyo willow that sprouted near Margaret’s one-time vegetable garden now towers over the family’s home, attracting so many bees with its spring blooms that the branches seem to hum.

As a brassy hum picked up around the tent—the sound of multiple shofars being blown—Murillo proclaimed, “The Founding Fathers didn’t want us to be loyal to the government. They wanted us to be loyal to the truth.”

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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