verb🔗ShareFredonnerTo make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed."We are humming happily along with the music."Nous fredonnons joyeusement avec la musique.soundmusiclanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFredonnerTo express by humming."The team ominously hummed “We shall overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break."L'équipe fredonna d'une manière menaçante « We shall overcome » en revenant sur le terrain après la pause.soundmusiccommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBourdonnerTo drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly"The bee hummed loudly as it flew from flower to flower in the garden. "L'abeille bourdonnait bruyamment alors qu'elle volait de fleur en fleur dans le jardin.soundinsectnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBourdonner, bruireTo buzz, be busily active like a beehive"The streets were humming with activity."Les rues bourdonnaient d'activité.soundactionenergyinsectenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFredonner, bourdonnerTo produce low sounds which blend continuously"The refrigerator hummed quietly in the kitchen. "Le réfrigérateur fredonnait doucement dans la cuisine.soundmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePuer, empesterTo reek, smell bad."This room really hums — have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?"Cette pièce pue vraiment – as-tu déjà essayé le nettoyage de printemps, mon pote ?sensationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFlatter, cajoler, duperTo flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug."The used car salesman hummed him along, praising the car's nonexistent fuel efficiency, until he signed the contract. "Le vendeur de voitures d'occasion l'a flatté, louant l'efficacité énergétique inexistante de la voiture, jusqu'à ce qu'il signe le contrat.communicationlanguagecharactermindactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
