Synonyms of hums

hums 1 of 2

noun

plural of hum

as in purrs

a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion

we heard the hum of an outboard motor and a few minutes later the small craft came into sight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purrs
• buzzes
• whispers
• rustles
• whirs
• thrums
• sighs
• drones
• zooms
• moans
• murmurs
• burrs
• chirrs
• babbles
• gasps
• gurgles
• whizzes
• churrs
• hisses
• coos
• zings
• suspirations
• zips
• susurrations
• susurruses
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• screams
• shrieks
• yells
• roars
• squeals
• screeches
• howls
• yelps
• squalls
• bawls

hums

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hum

1

as in buzzes

to be copiously supplied

one restaurant was humming with diners, while a neighboring eatery was practically empty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzes
• bursts
• abounds
• teems
• bulges
• brims
• crawls
• overflows
• bristles
• bustles
• swarms
• pullulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• needs
• wants
• lacks

2

as in zips

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

a helicopter hummed overhead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzes
• zips
• whispers
• whirs
• hisses
• sighs
• whizzes
• murmurs
• zooms
• drones
• burrs
• purrs
• whistles
• thrums
• bumbles
• coos
• fizzes
• rustles
• whishes
• wheezes
• swishes
• whooshes
• sizzles
• chirrs
• churrs
• currs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hums

Noun

The seventh-floor lobby hums with Adorn Bar and Lounge, coworking tables, and live music Thursday through Sunday. — Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

That screened out background hums and consistent noise, but could never cope with dynamic audio spikes. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

June 21 – July 22 Quiet optimism hums beneath today’s choices. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

Cancer June 21 – July 22 Quiet optimism hums beneath today’s choices. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

The town's hospital hums with constant activity, marking the scale of the outbreak in the town. — Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 24 June 2026

The household hums with collective energy and vibrates with handiwork, intention, love. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026

Dark and comfortable, Donna’s hums with reel-to-reel tape or vinyl most nights, the walls hung with museum-quality pieces. — Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026

This 1950s-era facility, one of five that turns out home appliances under familiar GE brands such as Hotpoint and Profile, is preparing to reclaim a manufacturing line that currently hums in China. — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 31 May 2026

Verb

Best Time to Visit The best time to visit Delray Beach is from late April through early June, when the city still hums with energy but sheds the intensity of peak season. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

This deck area positively hums with IG brunch-scene potential. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

To prevent its data centers from overheating, SpaceX plans to adopt liquid cooling, but not the kind that hums inside your desktop PC. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026

Cobbled together as a mixtape from a collection of leaks—allegedly because Veeze was holding onto a payload of Carti tracks—the tape hums along with a looseness that could only come from not being edited to death. — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026

Michelle Williams On a cool spring morning at Booker Vineyard in Paso Robles, California, a drone hums low over the Syrah block. — Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

While Perseverance hums along at a feature known as the Jezero crater, about 2,300 miles East the Curiosity rover has been exploring the ancient Gale Crater since 2012. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 May 2026

His body may be showing its age, but his mind still hums like the Big House before kickoff. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026

Now, with the case of Reiner, the machinery hums again. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026