Hum
Hum verb - To be copiously supplied.
Turn
Turn verb - To move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis.
How words are described
| high | high hum | high turn |
| slight | slight hum | slight turn |
| dark | dark hum | dark turn |
| strange | strange hum | strange turn |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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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 -
Otherwise a small AC current is induced in the shield of the interconnecting cables, which in turn induces a hum in the signal wire.
Source: Reverse Polarity -
A key in turn can be anything a person might be carrying or doing while passing through an arch, such as hum a melody.
Source: Video Game / Planescape: Torment
Cite this Source
Turn and Hum. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hum/turn
Hum & Turn. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hum/turn>.
Turn or Hum. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hum/turn.
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