Origin of hum
1300–50; Middle English; ultimately imitative; cognate with German
hummen to hum; cf.
humblebee
OTHER WORDS FROM hum
un·der·hum, nounWords nearby hum
hulloo,
hully gully,
hulme,
hulse,
huly,
hum,
hum tone,
humacao,
human,
human antihemophilic factor,
human being
Example sentences from the Web for hum
British Dictionary definitions for hum
hum
/ (hʌm) /
verb hums, humming or hummed
noun
interjection, noun
an indistinct sound of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem
Derived forms of hum
hummer, nounWord Origin for hum
C14: of imitative origin; compare Dutch
hommelen, Old High German
humbal bumblebee
Medical definitions for hum
hum
[ hŭm ]
n.
A low, continuous murmur blended of many sounds.