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Definition of Hummed
1. hum [v] - See also: hum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hummed
Literary usage of Hummed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1894)
"... Toby hummed over the letter. He's gone ! said my uncle Toby. . . .
Where ?—Who ?—cried my father. . . . My nephew, said my uncle Toby. ..."
2. Mayfair to Moscow: Clare Sheridan's Diary by Clare Sheridan (1921)
"I rowed the boat, which I loved doing, and Kamenev hummed Volga boatman songs.
Or else we broke back into discussions, and then he forgot he was steering ..."
3. Seed Thoughts for Public Speakers by Arthur Tappan Pierson (1900)
"... laws for resuscitation of drowned members of their community; and as soon as
she moved they hummed aloud as if they were performing a triumphant anthem. ..."
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