Definition for hum - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	hum2 (hum) Pronunciation: /hʌm, h(ə)m/ exclamation used to express hesitation or dissent: ‘Ah, hum, Elsie, isn’t it?’ ‘Hum. How long did you invite her for?’ Origin: mid 16th century: imitative; related to the verb hum¹		Search results in the dictionary hum¹ ho-hum hum and haw or chiefly North American hem and haw in hum¹ Van der Hum humdrum humdinger More results » Nearby Words hulk hulking Hull hull ¹ hull ² Hull, Bobby Hull, Cordell hullabaloo hum ¹ hum ² human human being human capital human chain human chorionic gonadotrophin human engineering Human Genome Project human geography human interest