hum
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers
Types & categories
- activeness hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
sing with closed lips
She hummed a melody
Types & categories
- sing hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
be noisy with activity
This office is buzzing with activity
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a humming noise
the hum of distant traffic
Types & categories
- noise hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
sound with a monotonous hum
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Related & opposite
- humming derivation
Sense 6 verb
make a low continuous sound
The refrigerator is humming
Types & categories
- noise hypernym
Related & opposite
- humming derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | busy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | busy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | in usep |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | activeness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | humming |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hummer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | buzz |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | humming |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | swarm |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hum |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrum |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | seethe |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | humming |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | humming |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |