hummed

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Upon their arrival at the court, the man, identified by authorities as Marc B., had twice shouted "I love you" in French, while the boy’s mother, identified as Marine R., hummed a melody.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Eilish’s music has hummed through my house since we saw “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Beats hummed, lights glimmered and about 200 young men and women traded emerald-green tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The fountain hummed beside him while students streamed past the gate—laughing, scrolling, carrying coffee, stubbornly keeping going.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

The machine hummed and rejected the disc once more.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas