hum | Definition of hum

hum

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hum

1 to be copiously supplied

one restaurant was humming with diners, while a neighboring eatery was practically empty

Synonyms of hum

abound, brim, bristle, bulge, burst, bustle, buzz, crawl, overflow, pullulate, swarm, teem

Near Antonyms of hum

lack, need, want

2 to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

a helicopter hummed overhead

Synonyms of hum

bumble, burr, buzz, drone, whir (also whirr), whish, whiz (or whizz), zip, zoom

Words Related to hum

fizz, hiss, murmur, purr, rustle, sigh, sizzle, swish, whisper

wheeze, whistle, whoosh