HUMMED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

hummed

verb

past tense of hum

as in buzzed

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

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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

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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

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Allen zipped the ball to Palmer, who was running a deep post from the left side, into a tight window between the trailing Lassiter and closing safety Calen Bullock.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
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

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The original Defender burst onto the scene in 1983 (though it wouldn’t be called the Defender until 1990), as a modern update to the original Land Rover Series that had debuted in the 1940s.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
Pioneers who created the tech weigh in OpenAI burst onto the mainstream in 2022 following the launch of its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, and it's ballooned into one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

— Ashley Capoot,David Faber,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of burst

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Texans joined hands, whispered prayers - and some armed themselves, bought supplies and waited.

— Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of whispered

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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

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