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hum

[hʌm] брит. / амер.

1. гл.
  1. 1. жужжать
    2. (hum with) гудеть, звенеть от (чего-л.)
  2. 1. хмыкать
    2. мурлыкать, напевать под нос
  3. разг. развивать бурную деятельность
2. сущ.
  1. жужжание
  2. глухой, приглушённый шум
  3. 1. хмыканье
    2. мурлыканье, пение без слов
3. межд.
  гм!
1. сущ.; разг.
  1. обман, ложь
  2. австрал. человек, постоянно берущий взаймы
2. гл.; разг.
  1. обманывать, надувать, мистифицировать
  2. австрал. занимать (не собираясь возвращать); попрошайничать, жить на чужой счёт
1. сущ.; разг.
  неприятный запах, вонь
2. гл.; разг.
  неприятно пахнуть, вонять

Physics (En-Ru)

hum

фон, гудение (напр. трансформатора)

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The little auditory begins to hum and stir as the noise of the speaker ceased.
Когда голос автора смолк, слушатели сразу задвигались и зашумели.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / The VirginiansТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Виргинцы. Том 2
Виргинцы. Том 2
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Правда", 1961
The Virginians
Thackeray, William Makepeace

In O'Hayer's all five lima-bean-shaped blackjack tables were working full capacity. Under the green shaded lights green visored dealers called the cards in monotonous low voices against the hum.
В сарае О'Хэйера все пять овальных столов под «очко» были забиты. Банкометы в надвинутых на глаза зеленых пластмассовых козырьках сидели под зелеными плафонами ламп и сквозь заполнявший сарай гул негромко и монотонно объявляли карты.
Jones, James / From Here to EternityДжонс, Джеймс / Отныне и вовек
Отныне и вовек
Джонс, Джеймс
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
From Here to Eternity
Jones, James
© 1951 by James Jones
© renewed 1991 by Gloria Jones, James Anthony Phillipe Jones, and Kaylie Anne Jones

Elena stole a glance at him, and at once gave her features a calm and untroubled expression; Insarov understood her, and he began himself to smile, and softly to hum the tune of the song.
Елена украдкой взглянула на него и тотчас же придала своим чертам выражение безмятежное и спокойное Инсаров ее понял и сам начал улыбаться и чуть-чуть подтягивать пению.
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008

And that's the way I always felt, the hum whispered.
- Я всегда это чувствовал, - шептало гудение.
King, Stephen / Wolves of the CallaКинг, Стивен / Волки Кэллы
Волки Кэллы
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2003
© Перевод В.А.Вебер, 2004
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2004
Wolves of the Calla
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 2003

Only the muffled hum and roar of the factory betrayed any signs of life; and overhead a fine, keen, chilly rain began falling.
Одна фабрика глухо гудела и воняла, да сверху стали сеяться мелкие, иглистые капли холодного дождя.
Тургенев, И.С. / НовьTurgenev, I.S. / Virgin soil
Virgin soil
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Новь
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Правда", 1979

His idle levity was suddenly interrupted by a voice that spoke above the low hum of the march, with an air of authority, and a severity of tone, that could always quell, by a single word, the most violent ebullition of merriment in the crew.
Его глупые шутки были прерваны покрывшим шум громким и строгим голосом человека, которому стоило сказать только слово, как затихало самое буйное веселье матросов.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pilot: A Tale of the SeaКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Лоцман
Лоцман
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© "Детское государственное издательство", 1959
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© 2005 Adamant Media Corporation

Henry went down and Thomas Hudson heard the hum of the outboard coming in.
Генри сошел вниз, и Томас Хадсон услышал приближающийся стук шлюпочного мотора.
Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океане
Острова в океане
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Маяк", 1977
Islands In The Stream
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway

There was a hum of conversation and exclamations in the audience.
В публике раздавались разговоры и восклицания.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

He could hear the army in the distance, a rumbling of wagons and machines, a creaking of traces and stays, a hum of activity that rose out of the brume, disembodied and directionless.
Издалека до него доносились громыхание повозок и орудий, скрип упряжи — словом, вся та бестолковая и шумная возня, которая разворачивалась в предрассветной мгле.
Brooks, Terry / First King of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Первый король Шаннары
Первый король Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1996 by Terry Brooks

The hum dropped back to its former sleepy pitch and Eddie breathed again.
Но гудение вернулось на прежний уровень, и Эдди вновь обрел способность дышать.
King, Stephen / Wolves of the CallaКинг, Стивен / Волки Кэллы
Волки Кэллы
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2003
© Перевод В.А.Вебер, 2004
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2004
Wolves of the Calla
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 2003

Then he heard her purring hum and then he watched her get clearer and bigger and then she was alongside.
Он услышал стрекот мотора и следил за тем, как она подходила, вырастая и все четче рисуясь на воде, пока наконец не пришвартовалась к борту.
Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океане
Острова в океане
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Маяк", 1977
Islands In The Stream
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway

The organ's hum grew softer, and the censers swung with a silvery tinkling of their slender chains, releasing a cloudlet of white smoke, which unrolled in lacelike folds.
Орган гудел все тише; кадила качались и нежно позвякивали серебряными цепочками, испуская волны белого дыма, который извивался точно кружево.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

If you try to prog someone who's wearing one—progis Dinky's word for thought-reading—you just get a hum with a lot of whispering underneath.
Если вы попытаетесь тыкнуться в голову того, кто в такой шляпе, тыкнуться — это словечко Динки, то есть прочитать его мысли, из этого ничего не выйдет. Вы услышите только гудение, сквозь которое будут прорываться множество невнятных голосов.
King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2004
© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

I had my scabbarded sword in my left hand and the Knife in my right, its hum rivaling hoverwhine.
В левой руке я держала вложенный в ножны меч, в правой сжимала нож, и его гул соперничал с гудением двигателя.
Saintcrow, Lilith / To Hell and BackСэйнткроу, Лилит / Дорога в ад
Дорога в ад
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© 2008 by Lilith Saintcrow
© Волковский В. Перевод на русский язык, 2011
© Издание на руском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2011
To Hell and Back
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2008 by Lilith Saintcrow

She pushed the red button beside the wheel, and the cart's electric motor started with a faint hum.
Нажала красную кнопку у руля, электрический мотор скутера тихонько загудел.
King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2004
© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

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hʌmVerbжужжатьExamples

Bees cluster and hum. — Пчелы роятся и жужжат.

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1.
дурной запах
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2.
вонь
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3.
притворство
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надувательство
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обман
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гудение
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жужжание
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гул
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Collocations

ac hum

гудение

alternating-current hum

фон переменного тока

heater hum

фон от подогрева

hum and ha

запинаться

hum and ha

колебаться

hum and ha

мямлить

hum and ha

не решаться

hum and haw

запинаться

hum and haw

колебаться

hum and haw

мямлить

hum and haw

не решаться

hum bucking

подавление фона от сети переменного тока

hum distortion

фоновая помеха

hum eliminator

фильтр для устранения фона сети

hum filtering

фильтрация фона

Word forms

hum

verb

Basic forms
Past	hummed
Imperative	hum
Present Participle (Participle I)	humming
Past Participle (Participle II)	hummed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I hum	we hum
you hum	you hum
he/she/it hums	they hum

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am humming	we are humming
you are humming	you are humming
he/she/it is humming	they are humming

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have hummed	we have hummed
you have hummed	you have hummed
he/she/it has hummed	they have hummed

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been humming	we have been humming
you have been humming	you have been humming
he/she/it has been humming	they have been humming

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I hummed	we hummed
you hummed	you hummed
he/she/it hummed	they hummed

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was humming	we were humming
you were humming	you were humming
he/she/it was humming	they were humming

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had hummed	we had hummed
you had hummed	you had hummed
he/she/it had hummed	they had hummed

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been humming	we had been humming
you had been humming	you had been humming
he/she/it had been humming	they had been humming

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will hum	we shall/will hum
you will hum	you will hum
he/she/it will hum	they will hum

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be humming	we shall/will be humming
you will be humming	you will be humming
he/she/it will be humming	they will be humming

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have hummed	we shall/will have hummed
you will have hummed	you will have hummed
he/she/it will have hummed	they will have hummed

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been humming	we shall/will have been humming
you will have been humming	you will have been humming
he/she/it will have been humming	they will have been humming

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would hum	we should/would hum
you would hum	you would hum
he/she/it would hum	they would hum

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be humming	we should/would be humming
you would be humming	you would be humming
he/she/it would be humming	they would be humming

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have hummed	we should/would have hummed
you would have hummed	you would have hummed
he/she/it would have hummed	they would have hummed

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been humming	we should/would have been humming
you would have been humming	you would have been humming
he/she/it would have been humming	they would have been humming

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am hummed	we are hummed
you are hummed	you are hummed
he/she/it is hummed	they are hummed

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being hummed	we are being hummed
you are being hummed	you are being hummed
he/she/it is being hummed	they are being hummed

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been hummed	we have been hummed
you have been hummed	you have been hummed
he/she/it has been hummed	they have been hummed

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was hummed	we were hummed
you were hummed	you were hummed
he/she/it was hummed	they were hummed

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being hummed	we were being hummed
you were being hummed	you were being hummed
he/she/it was being hummed	they were being hummed

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been hummed	we had been hummed
you had been hummed	you had been hummed
he/she/it had been hummed	they had been hummed

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be hummed	we shall/will be hummed
you will be hummed	you will be hummed
he/she/it will be hummed	they will be hummed

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been hummed	we shall/will have been hummed
you will have been hummed	you will have been hummed
he/she/it will have been hummed	they will have been hummed

hum

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	hum	hums
Possessive case	hum's	hums'

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