clang vs hum

clang

noun
  • A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other. 

  • The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose. 

  • A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders. 

  • Quality of tone. 

verb
  • To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang. 

  • To give out a clang; to resound. 

intj
  • Imitative of a loud metallic ringing sound. 

  • Said after someone has name-dropped (mentioned a famous person with whom they are acquainted). 

hum

noun
  • An often indistinct sound resembling human humming. 

  • 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. 

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 

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