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.soundmusicactionhumancommunicationChat 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 fredonnait de manière menaçante « We shall overcome » en revenant sur le terrain après la pause.soundmusicactionlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBourdonnerTo drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly"The bees were humming around the flowers in the garden. "Les abeilles bourdonnaient autour des fleurs dans le jardin.soundnatureanimalinsectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBourdonnerTo buzz, be busily active like a beehive"The streets were humming with activity."Les rues bourdonnaient d'activité.soundnatureenergyenvironmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBourdonner, fredonnerTo produce low sounds which blend continuously"The refrigerator in the kitchen was humming quietly. "Le réfrigérateur dans la cuisine bourdonnait doucement.soundmusicsensationChat 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 de faire le grand 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 salesman was humming the customer with promises of unrealistic returns on the investment. "Le vendeur flattait le client avec des promesses de rendements irréalistes sur l'investissement.communicationlanguagecharactermindactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBourdonnementThe sound of something that hums; a hum."The humming from the refrigerator was so loud, I couldn't sleep. "Le bourdonnement du réfrigérateur était si fort que je n'arrivais pas à dormir.soundmusicsensationenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
