Hum and Noise

Hum

Hum verb - Make a low continuous sound.

Usage example: The refrigerator is humming

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Noise and hum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Noise" instead the word "Hum" as a noun or a verb.

Noise verb - Emit a noise.

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Hum and noise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hum" instead a noun "Noise".

Nearby Words: noisy, noisily, noiseless, noised, noiselessly

faint	faint hum	faint noise
low	low hum	low noise
usual	usual hum	usual noise
loud	loud hum	loud noise
Other adjectives: deafening, annoying, constant, slight, quiet, ominous, mechanical, audible, eerie, strange, red, buzzing, creepy, high-pitched, ambient.

Items and item expansions in the Metroid Prime Trilogy make a mechanical humming noise; the hum gets louder as you approach.

Source: Notice This
Space is still noisy in most scenes, as with battles and ships entering and dropping out of warp, but in scenes with people in space there is only a faint ethereal hum or breathing noise (reminiscent of 2001).

Source: Space Is Noisy
The noise the engines of an Xylvanian bomber make is called the "Hun Hum".

Source: Video Game / Battalion Wars

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