hum vs sweet

hum

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. 

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 

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

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

sweet

noun
  • The basic taste sensation induced by sugar. 

  • A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy. 

  • Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection. 

  • A food eaten for dessert. 

adj
  • An intensifier. 

  • Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale. 

  • Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur. 

  • Having a pleasant smell. 

  • Not having a salty taste. 

  • Fresh; not salt or brackish. 

  • Doing well; in a good or happy position. 

  • Retaining a portion of sugar. 

  • Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar. 

  • Having a helpful disposition. 

  • Having a pleasing disposition. 

  • Having a taste of sugar. 

  • Very pleasing; agreeable. 

  • Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of. 

  • Having a pleasant sound. 

  • Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair. 

intj
  • Used as a positive response to good news or information. 

adv
  • In a sweet manner. 

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