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Uncommon
noun
•
A
hummed
tune
, i.e.
created
orally
with
lips
closed
.
•
An often
indistinct
sound
resembling
human
humming
.
•
Busy
activity
, like the
buzz
of a
beehive
.
•
In British English:
unpleasant
odour
.
•
An
imposition
or
hoax
;
humbug
.
•
A
kind of
strong drink
.
•
A
phenomenon
, or
collection
of
phenomena
,
involving
widespread
reports
of a
persistent
and
invasive
low-frequency
humming
,
rumbling
, or
droning
noise
not
audible
to all people.
•
In Bridge:
Initialism
of
highly
unusual
method
: any of a
class
of
contract bridge
bidding
systems
that
require
advance
preparation
to
contend
with, and are
usually
restricted
to the
highest
levels
of
tournament
play
.
verb
•
To make a
sound
from the
vocal chords
without
pronouncing
any
real
words
, with
one's
lips
closed
.
•
To
express
by
humming
.
•
To
drone
like certain
insects
naturally
do in
motion
, or
sounding
similarly
•
To
buzz
, be
busily
active
like a
beehive
•
To
produce
low
sounds
which
blend
continuously
•
In British English:
To
reek
,
smell
bad
.
•
In British English:
To
flatter
by
approving
; to
cajole
; to
deceive
or
impose
upon; to
humbug
.
intj
•
Synonym
of
hmm
: a
noise
indicating
thought
,
c
onsideration, &c.
•
Synonym
of
um
: a
noise
indicating
doubt
,
uncertainty
, &c.
name
•
A
town
in the
central
part of
Istria
,
northwest
Croatia
, 7 km from Roč.
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