hum

hum

verb

Definition of HUM

1

to be copiously supplied <one restaurant was humming with diners, while a neighboring eatery was practically empty>

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

Near Antonyms lack, need, want

2

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound <a helicopter hummed overhead>

Synonyms bumble, burr, buzz, drone, hum, whish, whiz (or whizz), zip, zoom

Related Words chirr, churr; thrum; fizz, hiss, murmur, purr, rustle, sigh, sizzle, swish, whisper; coo, curr; wheeze, whistle, whoosh