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hum

/həm/

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noun
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
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al faran harkat-ul-mujahidin harkat ul-ansar harkat ul-mujahedeen hua movement of holy warriors
noun
a humming noise
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"the hum of distant traffic"

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humming

type of:
noise
verb
sound with a monotonous hum
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thrum

type of:
sound go
verb
be noisy with activity
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buzz seethe

type of:
be
noun
the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
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"there is a constant hum of military preparation"

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busyness

type of:
action activity activeness
verb
make a low continuous sound
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"The refrigerator is humming"

type of:
noise make noise resound
verb
sing with closed lips
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"She hummed a melody"

type of:
sing

Examples of hum

"the hum of distant traffic"
"there is a constant hum of military preparation"
"The refrigerator is humming"
"She hummed a melody"