Thesaurus / ho-hum

ho-hum

synonyms for ho-hum

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The hum of earnest or glad voices here contrasted strongly with silence and meditation there.

The girl began to hum, as she powdered her nose with a white glove, lying in a powder box.

The door banged shut behind him and I heard him at the foot of the stairs roaring "Ho-ho-there-ho!"

She fell to her task again, only now she began to hum softly, thus shutting me off entirely.

In a moment Skipper Worse was wide awake, and began to hum, as she moved her fingers along the lines.

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Matt listened to the steady hum of the Comet's twin cylinders with an exultation he could not conceal.

The men did “hold on” most powerfully; they did more, they hauled upon the rope, hand over hand, to a “Yo-heave-ho!”

Many, therefore, who did not assent to all that the King had said, joined in a loud hum of approbation when he concluded.

Softly Amy began to hum a popular song, but Mollie interrupted her impatiently.

Another hour, and a rising hum from a buzzer beside him gave warning of approach to the destination he had fixed.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985