go on vs hum

go on

intj
  • Expressing surprise, disbelief or incredulity. 

  • Expressing that the speaker can continue speaking without interruption from the listener. 

  • Expressing encouragement, see come on. 

verb
  • To proceed. 

  • To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc. 

  • To happen (occur). 

  • To continue an action. 

  • To continue in extent. 

  • I think I've said enough now; I'm not sure I should go on. 

  • To talk about a subject frequently or at great length. 

hum

intj
  • Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c. 

  • Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c. 

verb
  • To produce low sounds which blend continuously 

  • To express by humming. 

  • To reek, smell bad. 

  • To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed. 

  • To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly 

  • To buzz, be busily active like a beehive 

noun
  • Unpleasant odour. 

  • A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people. 

  • Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive. 

  • A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed. 

  • An often indistinct sound resembling human humming. 

How often have the words go on and hum occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )