as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
the churr of grasshoppers in the field
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Noun
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In the early years of the automobile age, the quiet hum of electric motors, not the explosion of gasoline, seemed inevitable.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Richard Ruelas and Clara Migoya Outside Guthrie's red brick home, bird song was only interrupted by the hum of dozens of running engines from reporters' cars lining the street.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For many of us, our truest Valentine has four legs, a wagging tail, a gentle purr or a happy chirp.—
Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In previous years, the Puppy Bowl has featured a halftime purr-formance with shelter kittens, but there’s no word on whether a bunny will headline this year.—
Bee staff
February 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To listen to these quiet galactic whispers, scientists need the right tools.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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At first the room was silent, but then a ripple of whispers spread.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Across Milan and the Dolomites, two dozen drones are whirring slightly behind skiers, lugers and even speed skaters, bringing viewers across the world to the mountains and ice.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Olympics star-making machine has started whirring, and no sport is more ripe for some stars than curling.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s something almost spiritual about walking among these giants—the cool air, the rustle of leaves, and the quiet hum of nature.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Birds call through the canopy, leaves rustle, and insects hum songs underneath sacred stillness.—
Natalie Preddie,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In 2017 Dikansh Parmar of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change in Germany, rescued an Indian cobra (Naja naja) coiled around a train’s window bars that was hissing and, understandably, frightening passengers.—
Richard Kemeny,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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If the pressure relief valve begins hissing or spraying water, then something is wrong.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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How quickly, how brutally, things had unravelled after the buzz of making the breakthrough in such thrilling fashion.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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All the buzz appears to be paying off, given these latest numbers from WBD.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Churr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churr. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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