| VERB | communication | hum | sing with closed lips |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | hum, buzz, seethe | be noisy with activity | |
| perception | hum, thrum | sound with a monotonous hum | |
| communication | hum | make a low continuous sound | |
| NOUN | state | hum, busyness | the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity |
| group | HUM, Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors | an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s | |
| event | hum, humming | a humming noise |
| Sounds | hhah'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | The state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "there is a constant hum of military preparation" | |
| Synonym | busyness | |
| Broader | action, activity, activeness | The state of being active |
| Meaning | An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
| Region | Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West Pakistan | A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley |
| Spanish | HUA | |
| Catalan | Harkat-ul-Ansar | |
| Meaning | A humming noise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the hum of distant traffic" | |
| Synonym | humming | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | murmullo, que zumba, zumba, zumbido | |
| Catalan | brum, brunzit, murmureig, murmuri | |
| Verbs | hum | make a low continuous sound |
| hum | sound with a monotonous hum | |
| hum | be noisy with activity | |
| Meaning | sing with closed lips. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They will hum the duet; Sam and Sue hum | |
| Example | "She hummed a melody" | |
| Broader | sing | produce tones with the voice |
| Spanish | canturrear, tararear | |
| Catalan | taral·larejar, taral·lejar | |
| Nouns | hummer | a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words / words |
| humming | the act of singing with closed lips | |
| Meaning | Be noisy with activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | Cars hum in the streets; The streets hum with cars | |
| Synonyms | buzz, seethe | |
| Narrower | teem, pullulate, swarm | Be teeming, be abuzz |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | zumbar | |
| Nouns | hum, humming | a humming noise |
| Meaning | sound with a monotonous hum. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | thrum | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | zumbar | |
| Catalan | bonir, brunzir | |
| Nouns | hum | a humming noise |
| Meaning | make a low continuous sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The refrigerator is humming" | |
| Broader | make noise, resound, noise | emit a noise |
| Spanish | zumbar | |
| Catalan | bonir, brunzir | |
| Nouns | hum, humming | a humming noise |
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