Hum and Tune

Hum

Hum verb - To be copiously supplied.

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

Tune verb - Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments).

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Hum and tune are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hum" instead a verb "Tune".

Nearby Words: tuned, tuneful, tuneless, tunefulness, tuning

soft	soft hum	soft tune
soothing	soothing hum	soothing tune
annoying	annoying hum	annoying tune
dark	dark hum	dark tune
Other adjectives: ominous, eerie, creepy, ambient, electronic.

song	hum song	tune song
notes	hum notes	tune notes

She does, however, hum a distinctive tune as she works on her drawings — no one asks her about it, but presumably she doesn't remember where she got it from.

Source: Orphan's Plot Trinket
Self-Deprecation: In the Invocation of the Audience, one of the instructions is that "if by some miracle a tune should appear that's lyrical, don't hum along".

Source: Theatre / The Frogs
The entire premise of one episode, in which Hayashida (and later Kamiyama as well) tries to remember where a particular tune he heard Mechazawa hum came from.

Source: Manga / Cromartie High School

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