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To hum is to make a low, steady, singing sound with your mouth closed. If you don't know the words to a song on the radio, you can just hum along.

1. : to sing with the lips closed and without uttering speech sounds distinctly. hum a tune. 2. : to express by making a vocal sound with the lips pressed together : to affect by humming.

to make a continuous, low sound, or to sing a tune with closed lips: [ I ] Debbie always hums to herself when she listens to music.

to make a low, continuous, droning sound. to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises.

The Hum is a name often given to widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise audible to many but not all people. Hums have been reported all over the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

Hum was an Alternative Rock band mixed with Post-Hardcore formed in 1989; the band performed a mix between both genres obtaining a characteristic heaviness that would define them for the rest of their career (this sound is also known today as Heavy Alternative).

Air conditioner hum: An air conditioner can produce a constant hum or buzz sound as it operates to cool a room. Fan hum: A fan can produce a hum or buzzing sound as it spins to move air. Hummingbird buzz: The sound produced by the wings of a hummin.

If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise.

• The birds sang, the bees hummed. [ VERB]
• Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again. [ VERB]
• There was a low humming sound in the sky. [ VERB-ing]

First, you should determine the type of hum you are dealing with. There are two basic types: 120Hz buzz, typically caused by ground loops, and 60Hz hum, typically a result of poor shielding, cable problems, or close proximity to strong magnetic fields. To determine which of these you have, listen to the two examples.

All this vibration likely stimulates our vagus nerve (we actually have two), part of our parasympathetic nervous system. This is the nervous system that calms and restores body functions such as our heart rate, digestion and respiration. People often hum as a way to relax.

Ask Google Assistant to name a song Hum, whistle, or sing: Google Assistant will identify potential matches for the song. Select one of them to view the Search results page and listen to the song, read lyrics, or view the music video. Tip: Google Assistant can only identify songs that have lyrics.

Because of the presence of mains current in mains-powered audio equipment as well as ubiquitous AC electromagnetic fields from nearby appliances and wiring, 50/60 Hz electrical noise can get into audio systems, and is heard as mains hum from their speakers.