Nouns (4)
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busyness, hum
n. the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation"
hum, humming
n. a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"
Verbs (7)
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hum
v. sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"
hum
v. make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"
hum, thrum
v. sound with a monotonous hum
hum, buzz, seethe
v. be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"
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Fuzzynyms (31)
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buzz, bombilation, bombination
n. sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"
mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
n. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
whir, whirr, whirring, birr
n. sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
hustle
v. pressure or urge someone into an action
travel, go, move, locomote
v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
murmur
v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"
move, go, run
v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
move, displace
v. cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
act
v. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
sour, turn, ferment, work
v. go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
bubble
v. form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
churn
v. stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
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Antonyms (1)
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crawl
v. be full of; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
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