hums
Definitions
Noun
- The state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
- An islamic fundamentalist group in pakistan that fought the soviet union in afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in kashmir and seeks kashmir's accession by pakistan
- A humming noise
Verb
- Sing with closed lips
- Be noisy with activity
- Sound with a monotonous hum
- Make a low continuous sound
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