Thesaurus:humming

Thesaurus

humming

English

Noun

Sense: the sound of a protracted, often monotonous, vibration

Synonyms

• bombination
• buzz
• buzzing
• drone
• droning
• hum    [⇒ thesaurus]
• humming
• thrum
• thrumming
• whirr
• whirring
• whizz
• whizzing

Antonyms

• snapping

Hyponyms

• crooning
• girn
• purr
• purring

Hypernyms

• sound    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:hum

Further reading

• “407. roll” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “humming” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.