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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
Many rank-and-file enlistees were also recent immigrants, and patriot regiments hummed with a cacophony of different tongues, accents, and dialects throughout the war.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
On the way out, as a staffer closed down the merch stand and the lobby bars’ slushy machines quietly hummed, Donegan brought up the lyric about caviar dreams.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Choirs of insects clicked and hummed.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Offense has largely hummed when Bo Nix is decisive.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Cicadas hummed as the sun set over the Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government Municipal Building Tuesday, as a crowd of somber faces turned towards a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department vehicle.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Interstate 10 hummed with cars rushing north toward Phoenix, drivers pushing to get ahead of what was bearing down on them.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The tension between us hummed just below the threshold of language.
—Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
My class hummed with quiet resentment.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
On the way out, as a staffer closed down the merch stand and the lobby bars’ slushy machines quietly hummed, Donegan brought up the lyric about caviar dreams.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Choirs of insects clicked and hummed.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Offense has largely hummed when Bo Nix is decisive.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Cicadas hummed as the sun set over the Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government Municipal Building Tuesday, as a crowd of somber faces turned towards a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department vehicle.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Interstate 10 hummed with cars rushing north toward Phoenix, drivers pushing to get ahead of what was bearing down on them.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The tension between us hummed just below the threshold of language.
—Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
My class hummed with quiet resentment.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hummed
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Sephora‘s Dubai Mall flagship has long been buzzed about by brands as being the productive location in the world, underscoring the region’s exceptional consumer appetite for premium beauty products.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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How Coffee Keeps You Alert Your morning cup of coffee can leave you feeling pretty buzzed.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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The teenage girl riding behind Chris and Cassie Evins on the Mamba let out a dramatic scream as the roller coaster zipped down the track last month.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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About 10 flies zipped around the kitchen handwash sink.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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While the football program, which will move up to Class 5A for the next two-year cycle that starts in 2026, has established itself as a perennial playoff team under Startzer, other Nighthawks programs have also burst onto the scene.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hagan’s initial shot on a corner was deflected to the left wing, and Cusack bursted to the loose ball to flick it in.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The two whispered their greetings, then scooted over to the set’s faux-marble staircase for a photo.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ariana Grande whispered into her blonde hair, thanked Glinda for guiding for the past few years, and then got her brunette baddie back on.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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The base is a single can of black beans, whirred together in a food processor with taco seasoning or a quick pinch of whatever spices are around.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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The machines whizzed and whirred.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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