ahumadj.
/əˈhʌm/, U.S. /əˈhəm/ In predicative use: filled with a humming sound; full of or alive with activity, excitement, etc. Chiefly with with. Cf. abuzz adj.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound > full of humming sound
ahum1807
1807 F. Lathom Human Beings III. i. 23 The milliner's shop was all a hum.
1835 New Sporting Mag. June 109 The majestic timber trees..loaded with beautiful blossoms, and all a-hum with bees.
1859 W. S. Coleman Our Woodlands 87 The bright air is..a-hum with the song of the bee.
1914 T. Mundy Rung Ho! xv. 154 The great palace of Howrah was ahum.
1922 Cent. Mag. Nov. 61/1 The whole country was ahum with industry.
1997 T. Lynch Undertaking 53 The house was ahum with its appliances, washer and dryer and dishwasher and stereo.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1807- to bullock one's way
- to bum one's chaff
- to bum one's chat
- to bum one's load
- to bum one's loaf
- to bum one's way
- to be dead meat
- to be dead nuts on
- to be dead nuts upon
- to be dead on
- to be dear or dearly sold
- to be death
- to be death on
- to be death upon
- to be deep in a person's books
- to be deep into a person's books
- to be deeply seated
- to be descended
- to be descended from
- to be descended of
- to be descended out of
- to be despaired
- to be destined
- to be determined
- to be determined on or upon