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hum

Definition

  • verb: to make a low continuous sound
  • verb: to utter a sound like that of the speech sound \m\ prolonged
  • chiefly British variant of 'hem'
  • synonyms: drone, hem, mumble

Examples

  • As another election campaign gets started, most voters seem to be saying, “'Ho hum', here we go again.”

  • I don't see how you could be so 'ho-hum' [='indifferent'] about this movie.

  • He's been leading a very 'ho-hum' [='dull, boring'] existence.

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