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hum with activity Fig. [for a place] to be busy with activity. The kitchen hummed with activity as usual. Our main office was humming with activity during the busy season. See also: activity ho-hum (American informal) disappointing or not very interesting It was a ho-hum speech, no big deal really. He still thinks soccer is kind of ho-hum and not worth watching. hum and haw (mainly British) also hem and haw (American & Australian) to take a long time to say something and speak in a way that is not clear, in order to avoid giving an answer He hemmed and hawed and finally admitted taking the money. (mainly British) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I also lean toward whatever hummable tunes are on my MP3 player. Book writer Winnie Holzman (``My So Called Life'') boiled down Maguire's novel to its simplistic essence and composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz (``Pippin,'' ``Godspell'') threw in some pop-friendly - and very hummable - tunes. And what they saw was a superbly written, elegantly produced 1950s Broadway show, complete with hummable score, charming comic business for lesser characters, and glamorous dancers swirling past the camera in ball gowns. |
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