Hums

//hʌmz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hum form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of HUM form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of hum form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Homs, a city in Syria. alt-of, alternative

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buzzbuzzcroonthrumwhircroon

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"Mary often hums a tune as she works in the kitchen."

Etymology

From North Levantine Arabic حمص (Ḥumṣ), variant of Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”).

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