hum
Example Sentences
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Imagine this: The cheerful, if slightly scolding voices of the self-checkout machines punctuate the steady hum of fluorescent lights.
From Salon
The only sound came from a generator humming by the temporary white tents erected outside the bar.
From Barron's
A kitchen manager keeps a careful eye on costs and resources, working in tandem with the chef to make sure the pantry hums efficiently.
From Salon
To keep Joule’s generators humming, an on-site service shop is being built by Wheeler Machinery, the independent Caterpillar dealer for Utah.
They pull 107 megawatts of power to keep their specialized computers humming so a global ledger can update itself every ten minutes for people who will never set foot in West Virginia.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
