hummed

verb

past tense of hum
1
as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied one restaurant was humming with diners, while a neighboring eatery was practically empty

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2
as in zipped
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound a helicopter hummed overhead

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Recent Examples of hummed The bleachers were packed, and for the first time all day the air hummed with genuine enthusiasm. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 As the tattoo machine hummed across her leg, Savanna Georges watched another chapter of her faith take shape in ink. — Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 The town's only hospital hummed with ambulances, burial teams and a steady stream of patients. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026 DeChambeau hummed and whistled and messed with the 15 or so reporters still waiting him out. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Experiments were running, discoveries being made, and conferences hummed with new ideas. — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026 On the exhibition floor at the annual international BIO conference in San Diego, biotech and startup executives hummed around pavilions representing member countries and states, pausing to watch World Cup games on a giant screen at a South Korean contract drug manufacturer’s booth. — Brittany Trang, STAT, 25 June 2026 Five racks of computer servers hummed in a futuristic yet industrial-looking classroom at Atlanta Technical College, south of downtown. — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 26 May 2026 Others gathered in clusters of desks, showing their artwork to friends as lo-fi music hummed in the background. — Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hummed
  1. buzzed
  2. zipped
  3. burst
  4. whispered
  5. bulged
  6. whirred
Verb
  • With a nod from the person at the desk, we were buzzed out and strolled straight onto the tarmac to mount up.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The two 98-seat Embraer-190 regional jets from South African airline Airlink buzzed Cape Town’s DHL stadium on Saturday just before the match between the country’s Springboks and New Zealand’s All Blacks teams.
    — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of buzzed
Verb
  • While there aren’t windows, open the outer canvas flap, keep the screen zipped, and let the light pour in.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Ortiz wore a jacket zipped over his uniform, while Simon hoped to look casual with a laundry bag.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of zipped
Verb
  • The skins cling like wet T-shirts to the filling beneath, with each plump bundle nearly bursting with big, discernible chunks of shrimp and ground pork.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Heaps of plot aren’t required, of course, but one watches Color of the Sun with a constant itch for something to burst through the movie’s mannered stillness and liven up the picture.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of burst
Verb
  • Among designers idled by fashion’s revolving door, Dario Vitale is perhaps the most whispered about, following his ouster from Versace after a single, acclaimed season, and Prada Group’s acquisition of the house.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • So, this collection of reasons is why GTA 6 Online isn’t here, or even being whispered about yet.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of whispered
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  • By later in the day, the second lake had bulged — sparking fears of another lethal torrent.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • My husband Grant Wahl's bulged and burst, at an age when this disease usually means something inherited.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of bulged
Verb
  • As the machine whirred to life, the film strip moved from a large platter through a system of rollers, pulled sideways across the front of the lens.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of whirred

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“Hummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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