hum

hum
[hʌm]
sustantivo
1zumbido (m)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp hummed)
2tararear, canturrear (tune)
verbo intransitivo
3tararear (make noise) (person); zumbar (insect, engine)
  • to hum and haw -> titubear, vacilar
  • to hum with activity -> bullir de actividad
4apestar (familiar) (smell) (británico)

hum [jam]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Zumbar. (n)
2Hablar entre dientes, susurrar; decir hum al verse sorprendido o desconcertado. (n)
3Roncar; susurrar, hacer un ruido monótono como el zumbido de un moscón.
4Cantar o hablar en voz baja; canturriar.
5Engañar.
6Apestar (stink), oler mal.
V. HEM.
sustantivo
1Zumbido, baraúnda; ruido suave.
2Voz inarticulada (como hem) con que se expresa aprobación o disentimiento.
3Burla, chasco.
interrogación
4¡Ya!
sustantivo
  • To make things hu -> o to keep things humming, (Fam. E. U.) Ejecutar cosas de una manera viva y fogosa; ser muy activo
interjección con que se da a entender duda o suspensió

hum [hʌm]
noun
(gen) (Electricity and Electronics) zumbido; (m) [of voices] murmullo; (m)
verb:transitive
[+tune] canturrear; tararear
verb:intransitive
1 [+insect, wire] zumbar; [+person] canturrear; tararear una canción
2 (informal) (be busy) bullir; hervir
the market place was humming el mercado era un hervidero (de actividad); el mercado bullía hervía de actividad;or to make things hum hacer que la cosa marche; (informal) to hum with activity bullir de actividad
3 (informal) (smell) oler mal
4
to hum and haw vacilar

Verb Conjugation for "hum"

Imperative
  • hum
  • you hum
  • he/she hums
  • we hum
  • you hum
  • they hum
Preterite
  • I hummed
  • you hummed
  • he/she hummed
  • we hummed
  • you hummed
  • they hummed
Present Continuous
  • I am humming
  • you are humming
  • he/she is humming
  • we are humming
  • you are humming
  • they are humming
Present Perfect
  • I have hummed
  • you have hummed
  • he/she has hummed
  • we have hummed
  • you have hummed
  • they have hummed
Past Continuous
  • I was humming
  • you were humming
  • he/she was humming
  • we were humming
  • you were humming
  • they were humming
Past Perfect
  • I had hummed
  • you had hummed
  • he/she had hummed
  • we had hummed
  • you had hummed
  • they had hummed
Future
  • I will hum
  • you will hum
  • he/she will hum
  • we will hum
  • you will hum
  • they will hum
Future Perfect
  • I will have hummed
  • you will have hummed
  • he/she will have hummed
  • we will have hummed
  • you will have hummed
  • they will have hummed
Future Continuous
  • I will be humming
  • you will be humming
  • he/she will be humming
  • we will be humming
  • you will be humming
  • they will be humming
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been humming
  • you have been humming
  • he/she has been humming
  • we have been humming
  • you have been humming
  • they have been humming
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been humming
  • you will have been humming
  • he/she will have been humming
  • we will have been humming
  • you will have been humming
  • they will have been humming
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been humming
  • you had been humming
  • he/she had been humming
  • we had been humming
  • you had been humming
  • they had been humming
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