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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
Five racks of computer servers hummed in a futuristic yet industrial-looking classroom at Atlanta Technical College, south of downtown.
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Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
Ventilators hummed in an intensive care unit.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
To the right hummed Interstate 190; beyond the highway, the Niagara River; beyond the river, Canada.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 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
Just outside the main entrance of Spectrum Center, as a saxophone blared and drums rumbled and fans hummed past each other with life, there stood Bradley Davis.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
The church hummed with energy as the gathering engaged in call-and-response heard just about any Sunday in Baptist churches.
—Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The place once hummed with thousands of workers and their families, with a school, a day care and a sports center.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Sewing machines hummed, scissors snipped, patterns stretched across the tables.
—Itay Hod, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
Ventilators hummed in an intensive care unit.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
To the right hummed Interstate 190; beyond the highway, the Niagara River; beyond the river, Canada.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 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
Just outside the main entrance of Spectrum Center, as a saxophone blared and drums rumbled and fans hummed past each other with life, there stood Bradley Davis.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
The church hummed with energy as the gathering engaged in call-and-response heard just about any Sunday in Baptist churches.
—Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The place once hummed with thousands of workers and their families, with a school, a day care and a sports center.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Sewing machines hummed, scissors snipped, patterns stretched across the tables.
—Itay Hod, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hummed
Verb
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Minutes later, the intercom buzzed, and my father’s voice filled the room, asking me to come down to the street.—
Andrea Bajani,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Her family filed a missing person’s report the morning after her disappearance, but over 80 hours passed before phones across the province buzzed with a child abduction alert, according to family lawyer Gustavo Vaca.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Norris zipped past the Mercedes duo for the lead at the start but couldn’t hold on long.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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The Mayor, after arriving with his chief of staff and first deputy mayor, zipped off a pair of ankle boots and joined the men on the floor.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The band whipping through Connecticut this week that really can’t be said to have burst from a large previously existing musical genre.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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Nearly three decades after Lara first burst onto screens, Legacy of Atlantis aims to honor the spirit of the original adventure while expanding the character for modern audiences.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Others capture the couple kissing and Porter smiling as his fiancé whispered something in his ear.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Klay Thompson’s name was whispered in Oklahoma City for a decade following a Game 6 rampage for the ages.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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Traffic hummed along the avenue, and machinery whirred at the tire shop.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummed. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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