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hum verb

  /ˈhʌm/
  • (intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
 hyräillä, hymistä, hyristä
  • (intransitive) To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly.
 surista
  • (transitive, UK, dated, slang) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
 haista, hymistellä, hyräillä, hämätä
  • (intransitive) To produce low sounds which blend continuously
 hurista, surista
  • (intransitive) To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
 kuhista

hum noun

  /ˈhʌm/
  • An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
 hurina, hyminä, hyrinä, porina, pörinä, surina
  • A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
 hyminä, hyrinä
  • Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
 hyörinä
ho-hum
mielenkiinnoton, tylsä, hohhoijaa
hum and haw
soutaa ja huovata
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