hum

hum
ていぎん 低吟
ていしょう 低唱
ちんぎん 沈吟
ハム
はおと 羽音 to hum:
くちずさむ 口吟む
くちずさむ 口号む
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/〖動〗〖名〗hʌ́m; 〖間〗hmː, mmː/ (類音ham)〔擬音語〕 〖動〗(-mm-) |自|
1 [SV(M)]〈ハチ・機械などが〉ブンブン音をたてる, 〔…で〕(ブーンと)うなる(buzz)〔with

The bees were ~ming round the hive. ハチが巣箱のまわりをブンブンうなっていた

The avenue ~med with traffic. 大通りは車の音でブーンと鳴っているようだった.

2 〈人が〉鼻歌を歌う, ハミングする; 〈聴衆などが〉がやがや言う, ざわざわする; ((英))(不満・ためらいで)ぶつぶつ[むにゃむにゃ]言う(((米)) hem)

huḿ to oneself ひとり鼻歌を歌う.

3 ((略式))[しばしば進行形で]〈仕事・会社などが〉〔…で〕景気がよい, 活気づく〔with

~ with life [activity] 活気づく

Things are ~ming at this office. この事務所では何もかも活気がある.

4 ((英俗))〈肉などが〉いやな臭いがする.
|他|
1 ((英))…を(口の中で)もぐもぐ言う(((米)) hem)

~ one's displeasure 不快感をぶつぶつつぶやく.

2 〈歌など〉をハミングする

~ a tune to oneself メロディーをひとり鼻歌で口ずさむ.

hum along
[自](自動車などで)ぶっ飛ばす; 〈仕事などが〉景気よくいく.
hum and haw [ha, hah]
((英略式))もぐもぐ[むにゃむにゃ, ぶつくさ]言う, 口ごもる; 決断するのに手間どる, ためらう, ちゅうちょする(((米)) hem and haw).
〖名〗〖U〗〖C〗 [通例a/the ~]
1 ブンブン, ブーン

the ~ of the machines 機械のブーンとうなる音.

2 ざわめき, がやがや, ざわざわ

a ~ of conversation がやがや言う人声.

3 (ラジオなどの)ハム《低いブーンといううなり音》.
4 ((英俗))悪臭.
5 (ためらいの)ふーむ

~s and ha's [haws] 口ごもってばかりいること.

〖間〗/hmː, mmː/ うむ, ふーむ《ためらい・不同意・困惑などを表す; ⇒ hm 》.

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