Hum and Sound

Hum

Hum verb - Sound with a monotonous hum.

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Sound and hum are semantically related in noise topic. In some cases you can use "Sound" instead the word "Hum" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like buzz.

Sound

Sound verb - To continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves.

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Synonyms for Sound

Antonyms for Sound

Hum and sound are semantically related in noise topic. Sometimes you can use "Hum" instead the word "Sound" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as produce noise.

Nearby Words: sounded, soundness, soundly, sounding, sounder

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

faint	faint hum	faint sound
low	low hum	low sound
soft	soft hum	soft sound
usual	usual hum	usual sound
Other adjectives: loud, constant, dark, ominous, audible, eerie, strange, metallic, buzzing, creepy, high-pitched, ambient, electronic.

Common collocations

way	hum way	sound way
bits	hum bits	sound bits

Both words in one sentence

The quiet hum of a stationary TARDIS, and its Evil Counterpart, the pulsing electronic "heartbeat" sound of Dalek technology.

Source: Signature Sound Effect
Examples are when Fate or Erio casts a big spell, the sound is immediately followed by the crackle of lightning and as shown in the video above, Nanoha's casting sound is immediately followed by the hum of a Wave Motion Gun being charged.

Source: Sugar Wiki / Most Wonderful Sound
If one listens closely, the ambient hum of a Sutherland's cockpit was lifted straight from the OS startup sound of Gasaraki's Tactical Armor.

Source: Shout Out / Anime and Manga

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