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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)
See also: and, haw


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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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