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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
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.
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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
Instead, this publication has hummed with creative, ennobling intellectual tension and debate.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 10 Apr. 2025
Yoshi hummed, bobbing his head.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
To this day, there isn’t a runner on the planet who hasn’t hummed that song to him or herself when coming down the final stretch.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Jackson stood behind him and watched as Lee whirled back and hummed pitches into the catcher’s mitt from a low arm slot.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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
Instead, this publication has hummed with creative, ennobling intellectual tension and debate.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 10 Apr. 2025
Yoshi hummed, bobbing his head.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
To this day, there isn’t a runner on the planet who hasn’t hummed that song to him or herself when coming down the final stretch.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Jackson stood behind him and watched as Lee whirled back and hummed pitches into the catcher’s mitt from a low arm slot.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hummed
Verb
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Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the beginning of a tumultuous time, the air at our rally buzzed with community.—
Padma Balaji,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over 25 flies zipped about the dishwasher area, landing on clean plates.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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When the top section (minus the floor) is zipped onto the hammock, maximum occupancy drops to one.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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Behind the set of double doors protecting the visiting locker room, the silence was so noticeable that conversations among players, owners and coaches could be nearly whispered — until Chris defensive star Chris Jones interrupted the tranquility.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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As his street name was revealed, a gust of wind blew through the crowd on a hot summer day, and from the back of the crowd a woman whispered.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Enchanted glittered with edible pink shimmer dust, and bursting with fruity, botanical flavors – Grey Goose with watermelon basil essences, vermouth and basil.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The streaming bubble burst eight months before Willow’s premiere, so the move was part of a much larger cost-saving initiative.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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