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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
hum .
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Examples
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For all that, as he went to business the word hummed in his head.
The Town Traveller George Gissing 1880
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The ivory sword hummed and bucked as if it, too, would refuse to kill.
The Dreamthief's Daughter Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2001
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His broadsword hummed through the air, clanged against armor and other blades, and tore flesh and bone with slaughterhouse sounds.
Conan the Relentless Green, Roland 1992
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As it touched the bolt of magic, the sword hummed hungrily.
Searching for dragons Wrede, Patricia C., 1953- 1991
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The sword hummed wildly with the aftermath of the shout.
Harpist in the Wind McKillip, Patricia A. 1979
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The sword hummed, as if in anger at being awakened.
The Bane of the Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977
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The sword hummed, as if in anger at being awakened.
The Bane of The Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977
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The radio speaker hummed, meaning Gibbs had keyed his mike.
Clean Kill Alexander, Al 2000
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Chester stood up and "hummed," but without the slightest resemblance to any tune that the others had ever heard.
The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878
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The turfs burned red, the cruisie burned low, the wheel "hummed" monotonously, and Maggie stepped lightly to-and-fro before it.
A Daughter of Fife Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875
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