hum-buzz
hum-buzz noun: a low, continuous, droning sound (like a bee or an idling engine), often indicating a mechanical or electrical noise.
Noun
hum-buzz (plural hum-buzzes)
- A low, continuous, droning sound (like a bee or an idling engine), often indicating a mechanical or electrical noise.
- Speaking so quietly I was confident the ambient hum-buzz and the trio of phone conversations would keep anyone farther than a foot away from eavesdropping.2007 June, Vajra, Ragna, Analog 1960-2008
- [...] you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms [...]2019 May 12, 4chan, /x/, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2024
- Hubbub; busy activity or excitement.
- Synonyms:
- hubbub
Synonyms of hum-buzz
Forms of hum-buzz
| plural | hum-buzzes |
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Questions about hum-buzz
- What does hum-buzz mean?
- Hum-buzz means a low, continuous, droning sound (like a bee or an idling engine), often indicating a mechanical or electrical noise.
- What part of speech is hum-buzz?
- Hum-buzz is a noun.
- What is the plural of hum-buzz?
- The plural of hum-buzz is hum-buzzes.
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