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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

zumbido

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zum-bi-do

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Humming/ˈhʌm.ɪŋ/
nounadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #3400 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O zumbido das abelhas era relaxante."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A low, continuous sound made by a person or animal, often produced with closed lips.

    "She was humming her favorite tune while cooking dinner."
  2. 2

    The act of producing a humming sound.

    "The humming of the bees filled the garden."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English verb 'hummen', which is of imitative or echoic origin dating back to the late 14th century. It phonetically mimics the continuous low-pitched, droning sound made by bees or humans with closed lips.

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