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buzz

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hum and haw or hem and haw

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Synonyms for hum

to make a continuous low-pitched droning sound

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a continuous low-pitched droning sound

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the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

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an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s

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a humming noise

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sing with closed lips

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be noisy with activity

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sound with a monotonous hum

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make a low continuous sound

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Emma Harbottle was persuaded to join in from behind the counter of her Surf & Silver jewellery shop and after saying "I'm hopeless!" she hummed a tune which only double bass player John recognised.
In the market for a music challenge
"It was really good fun." Dave Wheeler, manager of Grainger CD, hummed lines of a lesser-known Beatles song, Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite, and was impressed with the result.
Hum on down to Grainger Market
In this phase, the performance was measured with total 450 MP3 files including the additional 350 files which were not hummed or sung (not used for training) in order to enhance the confidence level of experiment.
A novel Query-by-Singing/Humming method by estimating matching positions based on multi-layered perceptron
Swedish researchers, hypothesizing that humming would enhance sinus ventilation and increase nasal nitric oxide levels, compared nitric oxide flow in 10 subjects while they hummed and while they took quiet breaths (Am.
Humming cure. (Indications)
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