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hum-buzz

noun

Definitions

  1. A low, continuous, droning sound (like a bee or an idling engine), often indicating a…

    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.

  2. Hubbub

    Hubbub; busy activity or excitement.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hum-buzz. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA