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Meaning of "humhum" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMHUM

humhum  [ˈhʌmˌhʌm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMHUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humhum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUMHUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of humhum in the English dictionary

The definition of humhum in the dictionary is a coarse Indian cotton cloth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMHUM


ho-hum
ˈhəʊˌhʌm
hum
hʌm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMHUM

humectant
humectate
humectation
humective
humeral
humeral veil
humeri
humerus
humgruffian
humgruffin
humic
humicole
humicolous
humid
humidex
humidification
humidified
humidifier
humidifies
humidify

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMHUM

album
at a premium
Belgium
Bochum
chum
cum
datum
forum
ho hum
Jochum
maximum
medium
minimum
Mitchum
museum
Nahum
new chum
old chum
sorghum
zythum

Synonyms and antonyms of humhum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «humhum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMHUM

Find out the translation of humhum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humhum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humhum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

humhum
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humhum
570 millions of speakers

English

humhum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

humhum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

humhum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

humhum
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humhum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

humhum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humhum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hummum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

humhum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

humhum
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

humhum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Humum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

humhum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

humhum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हंशु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

humhum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

humhum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humhum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

humhum
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

humhum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

humhum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

humhum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

humhum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

humhum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humhum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMHUM»

The term «humhum» is normally little used and occupies the 123.507 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMHUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «humhum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «humhum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humhum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMHUM»

Discover the use of humhum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humhum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Handbook of Discourse Analysis
Because I have a friend like that (uh-huh) So the principles of life haven't changed. There has been no evolution in that. <humhum> The idiots we've had some we will have some and then we'll have some more and there will always be some ...
Deborah Schiffrin, Deborah Tannen, Heidi E. Hamilton, 2008
2
Social Interaction and Discourse Structures
Je veux lui faire toucher plein plein plein plein plein plein de choses pour que quand elle vat être rendue une bonne-femme une madame ou une jeune fille ou une adolescente <humhum> ou je sais pas quoi là, elle va pouvoir choisir elle va  ...
Gregory R. Guy, 1997
3
Opening Doors: The Untold Story of Cornelia Sorabji, ...
For mylusty Ooriya carriers shouted at the top of their voices “humhum, humhum, humhum” '. On arrival, the Rani first bathed inthetemple pond. The adoption ceremony itself– 'Doyou give?' 'Do you take?' – was very simple, with the boy's ...
Richard Sorabji, 2010
4
The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical ...
91) If the intestines are like the face of Humhum (var. Humbaba) , it is an omen of a usurper who will rule the entire land. The presence of the Humhum in one manuscript is not enough to establish an equation between this obscure deity and ...
A. R. George, 2003
5
Fairfax: Or, The Master of Greenway Court, a Chronicle of ...
Silence is commanded — humhumhumhum — hum ! — God save the King!" — and the justices took their seats at a long table, at the further end of the apartment, the Earl occupying a large arm-chair in the centre. A little gentleman, with an ...
John Esten Cooke, 1868
6
Lord Fairfax
Silence is commanded — humhumhumhum — hum ! — God save the King!" — and the justices took their seats at a long table, at the further end of the apartment, the Earl occupying a large arm-chair in the centre. A little gentleman, with an ...
John Esten Cooke, 1868
7
Deutsche Lieder für Jung und Alt
The fly flew from the bath, buzz buzz! she had to have lots of people, :,:humhum! 11. They danced so gingerly, buzz buzz! so as not to step on the bride, :,:humhum ! 12. They all danced with leaps, buzz buzz! the beetle wifh the blue- bottle, ...
Lisa Feurzeig, 2002
8
Desert Plants of Egypt's Wadi El Gemal National Park
Hamul 68 Aizoon canariense Hidak 34 Solenostemma arghel Hargal J?, 126 Imperata cylindrica Haifa 83 Rumex vesicarius Hummad 117 Commicarpus helenae Hummad al-jabal 61 Trichodesma africanum Humhum 134 Trichodesma ...
Tamer Mahmoud, 2010
9
Pebbles on the Path and Stones in My Shoe
... and runs of Rock and Roll. Now released to recall and please The ear and soul ! “There is a house, hum, hum, humhum, They call the humhum, hum!” Waves and Wires So young he learned to ride the 2 Armella Killion Schmidt The Guitarist .
Armella Schmidt
10
Inscriptions of Ancient Nepal: Inscriptions
These included Humhum article, 12 jars of oil, and 5 kumhum articles; all of these have been stopped. The state will not collect them. Henceforth none of these should be given to the state. All the departments are prohibited to induce people to ...
D. R. Regmi, 1983

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMHUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humhum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Right, Meretz Concerned Over Arab List Strength
Humhum... even in the Knesset with all the facilities they get, the Arabs are afraid of Jews... and instead of giving them the kick they deserve, we ... «Arutz Sheva, Mar 15»
2
From Africa With Fury Rise – Seun Kuti
Neptune – Eliza Carthy (HumHum) Everything is dilated in the English diva's epic musical mash-up of genres that genuflects more to burlesque ... «World Music Central, Dec 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Humhum [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/humhum>. May 2024 ».
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