Hum and Music

Hum

Hum noun - A monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion.

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Music and hum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Music" instead a noun "Hum".

Music noun - An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.

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Hum and music are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hum" instead a noun "Music".

Nearby Words: muse, musical, musician, musically

soft	soft hum	soft music
usual	usual hum	usual music
regular	regular hum	regular music
soothing	soothing hum	soothing music
Other adjectives: loud, black, dark, ominous, eerie, creepy, ambient, electronic.

Classical music was the kind written by dead German guys and requires seventy people to hum properly.

Source: Classical Music Is Boring
If you get twenty of each Pikmin type into a group, they'll hum Ai No Uta instead of their basic marching song (which in turn sounds like the title screen music).

Source: Video Game / Pikmin
Various characters hum it, and it shows up on the school radio and as elevator music.

Source: Series / Community

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