hummed

past tense of hum
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as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied one restaurant was humming with diners, while a neighboring eatery was practically empty

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Recent Examples of hummed But in the end, while the IPO engine has hummed, the car hasn’t started. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024

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“Hummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummed. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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