hum
Example Sentences
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The computer is big and old-school and it hums loudly in the corner with its green screen.
From Literature
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These are interspersed with flashes of TV static and ocean waves, all set to the sounds of humming, disjointed cello notes and deep breathing.
From Los Angeles Times
His award-winning series “Samurai Jack,” for example, hums with long spans of silence.
From Salon
Waymo charging stations have caused turmoil in a Santa Monica neighborhood, with some residents calling the round-the-clock beeping and humming of autonomous vehicles a nuisance.
From Los Angeles Times
But investors are more forgiving of big spending when the core business is humming.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.