| 单词 | hum |
| 例句 | Inside, she hummed along with “Jesse Polka” and began getting out the things for supper. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The quiet lights in the houses were humming out into the darkness and there was a stir and bustle among the stars. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “No need to worry, miss,” he says over the hum of the engines. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The hum of people leaving the cars carried upstairs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He stood up and sang his old school song, amid great applause —but forgot most of it and bad to make a humming noise in his moustache. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the humming of the wheel barely slackened as she raised her eyes for one grave cool look. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In the lower bunk, Audrey was snoring, a low, contented hum that invited me to do the same. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She spends the twelve minutes of our ride to school humming, and I spend the rest of the day peeking around corners and flinching at every unexpected sound. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z At that moment the humming vibration grew louder, quenching the rushing of the night breeze in the elms. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Having students hum the melody rather than singing words helps them hear the melody separately from the lyrics. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Wilcox had been humming “Rock of Ages,” but tapered off after “let me hide myself in thee.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Rita will hum, while kneading or peeling: a wordless humming, tuneless, unfathomable. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z His tunes were firmly rooted in an easy-to-grasp, enchanting-to-sing Italian vocal style, so that ordinary folk really could leave the theatre humming. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Several other fairies joined hands and started humming. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She hummed along with one of her church choir songs softly playing on an old boom box. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Even his hum is de sound of somebody else.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Woody, Chizu, and Mama knew the tune, so they hummed along while Papa and the other woman sang the words. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z As they became still and perfectly quiet, the boy hummed a note in a beautiful tenor voice. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Buzz, buzz! the hive was humming, busily, joyfully. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z So I hum "Träumerei" again and I sway him, rocking, a lullaby, a prayer. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Rachael, in the bathroom, squeaked and hummed and splashed in the midst of a hot shower. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I stretched out on my back because the fish weren’t biting, and hummed. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath die Mother of Mountains, a line of naked crones crept hum a great lake and knelt shivering before her, their grey heads bowed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Pa was still humming and Ma and Mrs. Holton were starting in on something the growned folks don’t like talking ’bout much in front of us, ’bout the times they were slaves. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z When we got on the bus to go home, my father was humming the busy-bee tune and my mother was silent. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore it for the journey, zipping it all the way up in the humming interior of the airplane and then unzipping it as she left the airport building with Aunty Uju. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Alex hums in suggestive agreement and lets the rhythm of banter fall out. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then he began to hum again, and passed into a murmuring chant. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She hummed, peering down one of the corridors. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z We make our way out onto the street, now humming with people. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The humming came from an odd structure on a hill. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood for a moment outside the morning-room, with my hand on the door, listening to the hum of voices. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z You can’t hear the voices from outside; only a murmur, a hum, like a devout crowd, on its knees. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The saint helped himself to a fresh dose of whisky, hummed a few bars of Poteen, Good Luck to Ye, Dear, and glanced at Mother Morlan. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But, each evening, seconds before the lights were dimmed, as if in obedience to some silent command, the hum of voices would stop and the entire jail would become silent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pilate hummed and chewed things all the time. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The silent kitchen seemed to hum with the shock of the recent scene and with Ron and Hermione’s unspoken reproaches. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They both looked over at Ess, who was now doing something with a stick around her shells and humming a tuneless song to herself. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He listened to the bellows, to the evil hum. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z So my daddy started humming something and Otis started picking it out on his guitar, and Winn' Dixie wagged his tail and lay back down underneath Gloria’s chair. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The uncles smiled and nodded as Redemption and Jam greeted them, then fell back to their tasks, a low hum of conversation flowing across the wood of the table. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I don't know why exactly, but I started to hum it as I saw more uniformed officers enter the vestibule outside the visitation room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He turned away and looked out of the window, trying to hum a tune. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But she only got up, humming “Oh! Susanna” without real urgency, and grabbed a towel. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she held a sick child close in her arms and the rocker moved just enough to squeak a little, she would hum. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I hummed ditties and murmured to myself and pretended to weep. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the corner is a device whose hum is supposed to keep the bats away. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would hum Biafran songs in an annoying monotone, and other times he would chatter about this and that. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But the old man shook his head slowly and made a low humming sound in his throat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He started humming the bass line and playing air guitar as we waited for the elevator. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The wind was blowing from the west, and it was difficult to be certain but he thought he heard the low hum of an engine. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Like I did when I followed him into his room and he let me draw while he did his homework as long as I didn’t talk or hum or make weird mouth noises. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the windows were up and we were back on the road, Nan hummed along to Patsy Cline. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He glows sapphire when he sits over his workbench in the evenings, humming almost inaudibly as he works, the tip of his cigarette gleaming a prismatic blue. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He plays mostly folk songs and the others hum with him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When we didn’t speak, Aileen hummed so softly and warmly, I thought of the cicadas and the crickets singing at dusk in the dust and hayseed of Uncle Earl’s farm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She took pronounced, heaving steps, and hummed something low with the stammer of each step. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he kisses me, my whole body hums. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But the humming and the smell followed him all the way back down the tunnel to the macadam road. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was full of humming and buzzing and scraping. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He flashed me a crazy smile, closed his eyes and started humming. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She made quilts in her craft room, and the hum of the sewing machine could be heard throughout the downstairs. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It was only moments later that she heard off-key humming and saw a girl marching between the trees, a spear in one hand. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I splashed through the pools on the rocks, humming a tune. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The fatigue of the day and the humming sound of the tires on the highway made me sleep. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls of the suite were thick, I could hear no hum of voices. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I picked a moment when he was humming in a major key and said, “Granddaddy, have you always been a naturalist?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It kicked on, sputtered twice, and then settled into a steady hum. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Guarino snaps on the switch that sets the huge machine humming, red and blue lights blinking on and off. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the afternoon the women pass the time with small talk and occasional humming. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And, under the bony glow of a halfmoon, I sensed Afghanistan humming under my feet. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He hums, the deep baritone of his voice rippling through the hallway, resonating inside me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My mom’s humming in the shower mixes with the music still blasting from the streets below. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z As she hurried with the sandwiches and cookies and fruit, she kept humming inside, like a cat. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I adored his way of always humming a cheerful tune when he wasn’t talking. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes late in the night, the quiet wind brought to my ears the humming of Lansana. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Dr. Begbie was humming lightly under her breath as she wrote, some song that I thought might have been by the Rolling Stones. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The guard was humming as he came closer. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They sit awhile on a rolled carpet with the trapdoor open and listen to Madame Manec hum as she makes tea in the kitchen above them. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her anxiety is a quiet hum and not the heavy-metal band you’d expect, given her current plan, and given the future that awaits her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He turned the radio on and hummed to old songs from the seventies, snapping his fingers, and sometimes even singing some of the words. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her eyes were closed, and her mouth, too, with her humming, and she was smiling. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Michelangelo whipped the leather thong against the metal, and the bell hummed quietly in reply. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z All about them was a lazy humming of bees, broken by the sharp clatter of a locust. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The motor made a low, steady hum, but the refugees barely spoke. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The boy wished she would stop humming and tell a story about the Lord or King David, but she kept humming “That Lonesome Road.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma walked on one side of me, silent and brooding, never letting go of my arm, while on the other Millard hummed to himself and kicked at stones. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Up and down the street transistor radios clicked on and hummed into the sour air. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the worst I’d felt in years—my head was humming, a sure sign I was dangerously close to losing control of it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Hazel weighed nothing, and Frank’s body hummed with adrenaline. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Tall, long-armed shadows sprinted alongside her in a thick, humming crowd—the same spirits from the park the night before. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z At 11:00 p.m., the Norwegians heard the hum of engines in the thick clouds above. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was in her ear again, humming. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The fifth time he drove the peewee it flew humming like a bee far out in the field. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There were low hums and high-pitched shrieks, roars, and the occasional click of something above him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The throng of marchers had kept up a steady hum of conversation. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The third time Pond sang, Nathan hummed the melody and picked up more words here and there. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then, from a distance, a hum approached the held-up traffic and covered it like a cloak. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z From each of these groups a humming noise rose to the sky. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I even heard her humming at one point, but she quickly stopped when she realized I had noticed. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Mrs. Muokelu hummed for a while to show that she was thinking. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” he called back, louder than he needed to, but he wanted his gratitude to cut through the stink that was flooding back over the humming of the dogs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes we had to stop, just because we were raw and exhausted and still humming humming humming with something we didn’t even have the strength left to do anything about. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And so we would sometimes hum melodies evoking the gentle waters of the Jordan River and the majestic sanctity of Jerusalem. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the truck and vans, now jam-packed with handcuffed men and women and dogs and black policemen, hummed engines and prepared to leave. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We were walking again side by side, I still humming my little tune. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Except for the hum of the motor, being in this pirogue feels familiar from my time with Wello. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She hummed their song: Place a beehive on my grave and let the honey soak through. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Candy Dance was a humming, skipping, foot-tapping, eating, smacking combination that overtook us when we had sweets. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I, meanwhile, lived for the shelter of home—for the sense of completeness I felt each night with Sasha and Malia tucked into their beds and the dishwasher humming in the kitchen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She pecked at Pan’s knee and hummed something that sounded like a funeral dirge. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I step over a draped arm and a woman with her mouth hanging open, and hum the beginning of the next verse of the song under my breath. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He hummed and grinned like he had that time he braided Vonetta’s and Fern’s hair together, and they couldn’t get unloosened from each other. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He curled up with a blanket in the engine room and listened to the soothing hum of the generators. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Rosaleen and I brought up the rear, toting candles, too, trying to hum along, since we didn’t know the words. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Croy did the easy part first, attacking the underbrush with the humming saw. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z After while, the locusts in the trees start humming, the shade get cooler and I feel my eyes, trained on the kids in the pool, start to sag. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The little girl, Angel, was humming quietly to herself and licking maple syrup from her fingers. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As he sits down with a big bowl of it as well, he’s humming and tapping out a beat with his spoon. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z There was this steady hum of the largest hornets’ nest except that it kept getting louder and louder. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally grimaced as her saw bounced across the hard wood again, spitting bits of bark at her face, its low hum transformed into a protesting howl. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He says, “Yeah...Shayleen’s got a loud voice all right. But the rest of you have a low hum about you. Peaceful. Kind of like a funeral home.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Thomas’s voice comes out as a tiny hum that only I can hear. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Sometimes, the energy hummed through her, gentle and warm; other times, it was scalding, like swallowing a mouthful of too-hot tea. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall had risen to her feet, and the mournful hum in the Hall died away at once. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Usually everyone jumps right in, but the only sound in the studio is the electric hum of the fluorescent lights. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The humming around me now includes a rhythmic beeping. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He started humming softly to himself, a song that Tayo could hear only faintly, but that reminded him of butterflies darting from flower to flower. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z That night, in my bed, when I closed my eyes, bee hum ran through my body. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The refrigerator hummed loudly, like a Buddhist on crack. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z It was the sound of the voice, a deep bass that set her breastbone humming. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His door stood open to the morning, and he hummed under his breath while his right hand practiced legerdemain. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z And there it was, the hum of the public, people whooping and celebrating outside the iron gates. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It felt like a hum—that is, the way your lips feel when you hum, but all over. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I was walking behind him, humming, trying to imitate his walk. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The dogs were humming and she touched their heads. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The little mosquito-delicate dancing hum in the air, the electrical murmur of a hidden wasp snug in its special pink warm nest. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on. Chestnutt and I shared our fears. And this is a team, right? Besides, if you don’t answer, I’ll sing that song Gum Baby likes to hum.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In the humming heat of a midsummer afternoon the little boy Jody listlessly looked about the ranch for something to do. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I can remember actually making a point of humming absent-mindedly while I went on searching. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The peculiar young man hesitated, then commenced to hum once more, his voice as deep and reverberant as before. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She hummed the chorus as the vocalist sang it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a million more questions, but May had started humming “Oh! Susanna.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She hummed now, moving her hands in the wind ever so lightly, her eyes shut. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There are no words in this part of the song, so she hums instead. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As the hours pass I get used to the motion of the train, the heavy wheels clacking in their grooves, the industrial hum under my seat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The machine hummed and rejected the disc once more. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was then that I began to feel tired, the noise and the traffic blocks started a humming in my head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When I get home from the lecture, I'm humming because I met a very passionate guy there, a freshman at NYU who's studying ecology. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And all the way home, they hum the songs and talk about Taylor’s amazing voice and ask me if I’m friends with the hilarious kid with the beard. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z She led the way to the prow, humming one of her dad’s favorite songs—“Summertime.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then he put down the letter, went over to the dreary window, and began humming a tune called Brume, brume on hil, whose words have been lost to us in the wave of time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She presses the power button, and the television hums to life in a blur of static. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Up in the humming cool of her office, Mrs. Treski read the letter through once. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He laughed, and then began to hum that same, unfamiliar lullaby; the voice of an archangel, soft in my ear. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She grabbed the brass candlestick beside her bed, ready to leap off the mattress, but lowered it as Philippa’s humming filtered through the doors to her bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Esther walked away from them, shaking her head and humming loudly as if to drown out the sound of Rivka’s voice. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood next to Mamou and rinsed the dishes for her as she hummed along to the radio. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And even though the field was quite a way from our house, we could hear the hum of thousands of voices chanting Taliban songs. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even the humming turned gloomy under the black drapes, low and long like foghorns must sound going across the sea at night. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A low-speed blender hum kicks in and levels off to a high-pitched whine. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He could tell it was his grandmother by the way she hummed an old song as she worked. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The one wire they had to worry about was still up there, snapping and humming in the breeze. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t realized how long his heart had ached with a low-frequency hum until the ache melted away at that moment. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It was entirely deserted and silent, except that when she listened carefully she could hear a faint humming in the distance, as if something were running—another motor? Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But the very next minute he’s mumbling in Hebrew, humming that tuneless tune, and forgetting he’s got a friend who’s suffering. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I can hear her humming some faint tune. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Pacing the floor of the outer room, her elbows in the palms of her hands, she suddenly heard humming that seemed to be coming from the back of the house. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo hit the buttons on the Archimedes sphere, muttered a prayer to his dad, Hephaestus, and the Celestial bronze console hummed to life. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They would hum and then either slam or gently bob their thunderous tails on the sheets of water, causing ripples. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And Mrs. Sylvester was surely at her desk, typing, the giant jar of candy corn in front of her trembling slightly from the hum and clatter of the electric typewriter. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I was distracted by the humming of a boy named Lansana. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Such tenderness. To have someone get out of bed and bring you little fishes and sit with you as you eat them in the dark of night. To hum to you. This is love.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The electric hum lingered, then it flashed again as another fly went straight into it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was a very soothing sound, like a father humming a toddler to sleep. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Pollux finds a small, warm room humming with machines loaded with levers and dials. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He hummed a melody I didn’t recognize; it sounded like a lullaby. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I turned away into the hall again, humming a little tune to give me an air of confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a close, crowded hum that came every day before the bull-fight. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Cutie sighed, with the sound of wind humming through closely spaced wires. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z As we sat waiting on the courtroom benches, she hummed tunelessly and sketched the other spectators. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Chronicler watched him covertly, finding it hard to believe that this man humming to himself and cutting sausage could be the same person who had stood behind the bar just minutes ago, dark-eyed and terrible. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The stench of scorched earth and copper was so strong her insides hummed with it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And the indignant hum erupted as soon as they’d entered the grounds of last year’s fair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They had heard the unnatural humming of a pylon in the summer air; and had actually gone beneath it, on Fiver’s assurance that it could do them no harm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the wind began to hum, slapping us with sheets of cool rain. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The refrigerator hummed, the faucet dripped into the cold soapy water of the sink. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was warm inside, and he was warm inside, and they touched hands, and Madeleine laughed, and she began to hum. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Around us the playground was one jarring, humming noise, but inside the circle it was quiet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Minerva hummed and drummed out an old song on her flannel thighs throughout it all. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The hum of the ship’s engines changed to a lower pitch. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They began to hum softly, as hobbits have a way of doing as they walk along, especially when they are drawing near to home at night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A white-noise machine hummed in the corner, and a sterile smell crept up on me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He started to hum, and she recognized a recurrent melody from part of the Song. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Father looked up at the ceiling and started humming "Rescue me, and take me in your arms, rescue me." The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z So she applied more force, the motors in her arms hummed a little louder, and the cords snapped. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Among the familiar evening sounds of the woods, my ears register a low hum. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z From behind the line of waiting, oncoming traffic, a column of men appeared, with red flags and banners and a hum that grew and grew. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hidden under the happy humming of hotel cooks. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "I could do that forever. The way it kind of...hums through your heart..." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then he began humming a commercial that he had heard during the baseball game on television last spring. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Raymie heard a rustle of something in the bushes, the hum of electricity from the streetlight, the buzz of insect wings. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “I’m hungry, Mister White Man. I’m dying for a quarter,” Shorty sang, drooling, drawling, humming his words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As he played on, the energy magnified; the tuning fork going crazy now, firing off vibrations all over, until my entire body was humming, until I was left breathless. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She tries to hum all the states and the capitals. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And I, seated with the few other visitors, add my weak voice to theirs, humming when I can’t guess the words and wishing my hands were held too. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The water boat sent a humming sound up into the sky. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt it instantly in the place her skin made contact with it, buzzing and humming through her hand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I looked at the humming bundle again and saw that it had arms! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I’m as graceful as can be,” he hummed, balancing on one toe, “and I’m as clumsy as can be,” he cried, sticking his thumb in his eye. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She wished there was some place where she could go to hum it out loud. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I don’t know how Nana could just sit there and hum and knit for most of a day, but that’s what she did. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Harry curried Ulysses in the lantern light and hummed a song that I recognized with a lurch as “I Love You Truly.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The room was silent except for the humming of fans. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The bright summer morning hummed to the bustle of industrious woodlanders. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sometimes she hummed so softly that the child heard the deep concerned breathing of terror above the sound of the humming. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I can still hear Mama humming the Charlie song, and I pray real hard that the whole day is just like right now—happy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Like I did when I followed him into his room and he let me draw while he did his homework as long as I didn’t talk or hum or make weird mouth noises. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm in a shallow hole, not filled with the humming orange bubbles of my hallucination but with old, dead leaves. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But the man was weary of speaking with him and he turned his back, and he hummed an idle tune. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I trip and fall into a small pit lined with tiny orange bubbles that hum like the tracker jacker nest. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And there is the ice machine, humming softly in the corner. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Something she could hum in two minutes meant a whole week’s work before it was down in the notebook—after she had figured up the scale and the time and every note. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We rode for a while listening to only the low, blanketed hum of the engine and the rhythmic snap of the wipers, until I couldn’t take the fun and games any longer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Walking down the hallway, I hear people singing “Happy Birthday,” but I hum Jason’s song under their singing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The space was clean and orderly with a hum of activity. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He was humming to himself, some melody I knew but couldn’t quite place, and his hands trembled slightly as he worked. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sound of beeping monitors and the hum of a breathing treatment make it impossible to listen for footsteps. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She said good night and went out into the living room, where Lina could hear her humming quietly as she tidied up. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He plays “Teenage Riot” through a few times, and we hum along with the bass line, trying to get it in our heads. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Easy to care for, it emits a low humming noise when contented. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind hummed in her ears, the sun poured over her face and arms and legs, the waves knocked against the keel, and the boat pulled forward. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing while Mr. Jones walks in a circle around me, his head nodding, occasionally grunting, then humming. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z After dinner he would spend a long time combing her hair and humming his favorite songs to her. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He was humming merrily as he stoked the fire. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Somebody knocked the daylights out of you,” she said, and a moment later she was humming “Oh! Susanna” at that same frantic speed she’d hummed it before. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands are trembling, I feel cold, and there is a distant humming in my ears. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Something chirped, then hummed; then there was a gray light emanating from the entire body of the weapon itself. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Thinking about rowing on the dark water makes me tired and I lie back on the dock for just a little while, with the current humming around the pilings. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z A spinning noise and hum of a laser is followed by a burnt smell. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When I came to the archway by the gallery and the staircase I heard the murmur and hum of conversation coming from the dining-room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The hum had sunk into the center of him and broken open, flooding him with this new perception—a whole new sense attuned to mesarthium, and he was master of it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The closer we got to the locker rooms, the louder his humming grew. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “But that’s not information to make a boy hum when he studies and play catch with his cap when he walks. How about Aron?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Pilate began to hum as she returned to plucking the berries. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the house hummed with activity; soon the din of voices was loud enough to carry up to the nursery. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Even with his machines humming and advertisements for his products insinuating themselves into all aspects of American life, Duke wasn’t satisfied with his market share. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The humming grew louder and louder, localized itself as being outside the shuttered windows. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The hum of the deck as the wheels moved along the pitted pavement felt good under my feet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then there’s a hum of a generator, and a dim wavering glow replaces the stark lighting that is the norm in 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “The hum of the machinery was steady and normal,” said Ronneberg. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead I was welcomed by the hum of generators and the glow of TV screens behind cottage windows. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Next time you are listening to your favorite song or your favorite piece of music, don't hum along with the melody. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She can hear the freeway alongside her, I-90, humming along. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A distant hum behind me caught my attention. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Returning, unpacking the groceries, piling the dollars and change beside the toaster, washing the apples before putting them in the refrigerator, Dicey heard herself humming the song about Peggy-o. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z All I got was a faint hum in the base of my skull. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Some song about how “Jesus will” plays on my mom’s phone in the kitchen, and she hums along, not knowing that Jesus will have to perform a miracle when it comes to Aunt Pooh. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “America’s finest coming in the nick of time,” Ben shouted as his father hummed the Marine Corps hymn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He stops humming and stares down Joy Road. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z August passed around a paper bag full of manna, and we scooped up handfuls and threw the seeds into the hole with the coffin, and my ears were filled with nothing but bee hum. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, I picked a good key and turned the shriek into a melody, walking into the nurse’s office humming a tune. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The tires hummed briefly over the grill of the bridge. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Ms. Castellan started humming as she got out peanut butter and jelly and started making a new sandwich. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z After supper, Mutti hums as she dresses for her job at the nursing home. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I was humming to myself, a song my mother used to sing me when I was a girl. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z As the coffin was loaded into the hearse, bee hum swelled and blended into the late-afternoon colors. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a great formidable cry of anger and despair, a deep loud “Oh-o-o-o-oh!” that went humming on like the reverberation of a bell. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The air hummed as it did after a storm. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was humming so low that it could scarcely be heard. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was so quiet; the bees hummed and the river water played the pebbles, the rocks, and the hollows. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words were meant to make Fern feel badly, but Fern was in her world, humming and clapping. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Even though the cockpit’s vacant, the hum of the shuttle’s engine vibrates under my feet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I like to think that the colors and sounds and words have nothing to do with him, that they’re all me and my own brilliant, complicated, buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, godlike brain. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Inside, a row of yellow turbines the size of grain silos churned and hummed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I look at her and I hum along a little with the tune. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She softly whispered, reading her drafted words aloud from time to time, or slipped into a light, cheerful hum as she worked. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They played potsy, humming “The Soldiers’ Chorus” from Faust which they called “Glory.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sing how the typewriter hummed and trembled at her psychiatric revelations! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z From the cargo elevator, the hum of levitating bins led out by people to each station echoes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Twenty seconds later, their killers were gone, their monstrous hum fading as they settled back into the fields. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The radio hums low from the next room. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Millard hummed to himself and paced a little and recited a line from the tale: “the birds still went to visit him, now and again, in the land below.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The hum of those insects and the twisting limbs of the live oaks stayed with us long after we'd gone north again, beating in us almost like a second heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He struck in a humming circle behind him and Ralph only just parried the blow. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps because of Sumac’s humming, thoughts of my own mama came to me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z An easel appeared, the blackbird struck a pose, and the outdoorsy artist started painting the bird’s portrait, while humming “Blackbird” by the Beatles. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He bent down and plucked a shell from the grass, then put the open end of the shell to his throat and hummed low and long. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Robin hummed a little as she dealt the cards. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Slowly, majestically, with a faint humming of machinery, the Conveyors moved forward, thirty-three centimetres an hour. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat for a long moment, humming to the child in his arms, a thoughtful expression on his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Or maybe it was always there, simmering inside, waiting to be recognized, waiting to join the distilled hum of a hundred million other souls that plays somewhere just beyond our reach. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The normal hum from the fluorescent lights that illuminate the pathways between buildings is absent. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The queen rubs her daughter's hand and hums a song. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mami hummed softly, the yellow and orange flowers of her dress blending into the greenness: a miraculous garden with legs and arms and a melody. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Except for the hum of the green cathode tube, it's quiet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The four-armed one that was humming made a shushing sound at the rest of ’em and started talking! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I cupped my hands around my eyes and felt the glass hum with hammering as if it were alive. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z My brain hummed along as one thought segued into another. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z As she drove them home, she hummed steadily under her breath. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When I came out, Miss Love was down on her hands and knees, scrubbing the hall floor, and humming like it was the most fun she’d ever had in her whole life. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She hummed and nodded her head, as though agreeing with somebody, but there was no one there. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It stood at Old Main’s junction with the narrow, single-lane Route 17, and one dull, squash-colored light hummed atop a pole in the parking lot. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Nana, on the other hand, sang and hummed when she wasn’t talking, which almost never happened, because she always had a new story to share. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In a family business in the 1600s, every hand was busy and the workshop hummed with motion. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When he dragged himself back, the television was humming behind a flickering test pattern. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know,” he said, his voice barely audible, almost covered by the humming of the tires on the road. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was a hum in Rahel’s head, and for the rest of the day Chacko had to shout at her if he wanted to be heard. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel could feel the combined power of all that gold humming around her, even scarier than the crackling of the glacier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Alexandra walked behind her, muffling the keys with coffee until they subsided to a gentle hum. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The radio hummed with the faint warble of the gospel hour program. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I can't feel my gifts anymore; the gentle hum of power just beneath my skin is gone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “You have a humming dodo bird,” I said stupidly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “He was going in that direction,” murmured Harry as quietly as possible, so that the humming Hagrid would not hear them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She hum songs that sound like nun songs. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He set off for the fields humming, and when he returned Pancha was in the kitchen, busily stirring marmalade in a huge copper pot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her good shoulder hunches over, she lets out a deep quiet breath, and before long, she starts humming. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Giants screeched, moaned, grunted, and hummed that the bride was beautiful, the groom was handsome, they would be healthy for long and forever, and this was the happiest day in anybody’s memory. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Like, Mrs. Williams is way too perky—humming to herself and talking with silent nods to Ms. Newberry, who’s been poking her head into our room one too many times today. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The man went into a little room at the end of the kitchen, where he hummed a familiar song, dished out rice into many bowls, and brought them out on a tray. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z This one would be about little fishes and humming in the dark of the night. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z After humming to Otto for a minute to get him nice and calm, I approached the exit. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The lights came on with a crackle and a hum. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The diviner tied something to its middle, all the while stepping from foot to foot and humming. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “That’s some hum you got,” said Shadow from the driver’s seat. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z There were bookshelves; on one shelf an electric clock hummed quietly to itself. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The little room hummed with activity as waitresses whisked about taking orders, bringing food. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Anise sits on the other side of the cafeteria, but I can hear her voice over the hum of talk. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “We need to leave—” Too late, said a sleepy voice, humming through the fields all around them and resonating in the ground at Piper’s feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And then came another song, the hum of a harmonica. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes, in the intimacy of their bedroom, Blanca told her anecdotes about him and taught her his songs, warning her not to hum them in the house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Since he couldn’t speak to me, he bounced me a lot and hummed to me, and touched his big, arching nose to my little, latent one. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For a while there was total peace and quiet, with nothing but the sound of Piper humming quietly and a chiff- chaff chiff-chaffing in the apple tree and me turning the pages of a book. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They made so much noise I had to keep cranking my headphones, until it just wasn’t worth it anymore because the volume was making my own ears hum with pain. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The Captain yanked the starter cord two or three times and the motor finally coughed and then hummed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there’s just the hum of the instruments, the purr of the ventilation system. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And the air was full of the roar of traffic and the hum of human beings. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z By instinct now, it responded to the slanting wing, the dark, enlarging speck, growing each moment, lowering, and coming toward Ben and his family, whose very destinies were fastened to the humming frames of jets. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful must be terrified and I am miserable, but Alice, I’ll bet, is humming and working and probably hasn’t even read my note. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The vibration of the engine hums through my body. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Gary dropped his voice, humming as Deborah spoke: “Show me which way to go, Lord,” she said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then I hummed a few bars: Welcome into this place . .. welcome into this broken vessel. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then with the dying hum of the furiously whirling drums, I heard the grains sifting lazily in the sudden stillness, sliding sand-like down the chute into the pot underneath. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The orange trees, the presence of so many trees around him, the hum of flies overhead, the abundance of green, brought back memories of his parents’ house in Wentnor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I had only put in a quarter, but the machine was whirring and humming. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I roll my eyes and then hear someone laugh without a trace of hornet hum. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He suffered from an adenoidal problem that made his words bleed into each other through a humming sound in his nostrils. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As I watched you stacking pieces of cardboard and humming joyfully, the realization stabbed me that even I expected too little of you. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The scent of him lingers, even after the echo of his presence fades to a dull hum. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All about them was a hum of whispers and muttering. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Mamá’s rain song came back into my head, and, without knowing why, I started to hum it as I pulled the map Teresita’s husband had given us from inside my pocket. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The low hum and faint beeps of controls keep a steady rhythm. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The noise commenced again, sounding like someone fishing ’round trying to figure which song they were ’bout to hum. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z In the silence, Dicey could hear insects humming. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It collapsed back into a sphere and began to hum. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Amaka had brought the fan out, and its whir created music with the hum of the refrigerator inside. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The boy always thought her lips looked as though they were glued together when she hummed. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Most times I’d heard humming before it was just a excuse for not being able to sing or something people’d do if they didn’t know the words to a song. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I stretched back in the sun and hummed the song of the brown thrasher and of Barometer, the nuthatch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I hit the neutral switch, but the hum of the engine continues. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Before I could ask any questions, however, the Amagqirha stopped moving and humming. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Piper and Isaac didn’t say anything but the dogs were upset and behaved strangely, as if the hum and the smell of our skin made them anxious. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They hummed loud so I need not ponder on the baby doll. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He hummed along with her, his eyes focused on the road, the rest of us silent as fog. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He heaped piles of dirt into the corners of the house and hummed a song under his breath. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Fern laughed and hummed her bus song—“I saw something”—and clapped her hands. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z These days, I notice, she likes to hum her songs, prefers this, when once she would only sing pristine notes, ring them out like clarions around the apartment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The hum of voices continued in the dining-room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The hum of the engine got stronger and steadier. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The Jade lights had hummed low, like a dog snoring. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “I hum a good deal. Can you hum?” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z What made him surface from it was a humming sound around his knees. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She had both ears plugged with electronic bees that were humming the hour away. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was quiet except for the dull hum of traffic on Oxford Street. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The Mellower pressed his thumb to the lock, which hummed as it considered his print. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she leaned forward so that her head rested on her arms and began to hum to herself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The nurses hum them songs and call them rose babies. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z This time there were words interspersed in the humming. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z "Your heart is going so fast it's impossible to hear the separate beats. All one hears is a soft humming sound." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Rosaleen made a little humming sound, I think out of awkwardness, but eventually she stopped. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I rolled my eyes as Gum Baby hummed the rest of the song under her breath. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As his mother stepped off the porch and started for the road she began to hum softly to herself. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to hum a few bars, my hand hovering over Apa’s back, but the song sticks inside my throat, refusing to come out. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z But I don’t listen to that part I look at her and I hum along a little with the tune. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe polished off his beer, hoisted up the rifle, and said “I’ll see you around” as he kicked open the kitchen door and staggered out, murder humming through his blood. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Therefore the shops hummed with industry day after day, and the craftsmen were many. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He made a kind of puzzled humming sound, but didn’t say anything. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It hummed as much as it normally did on a Thursday. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Nathan started to hum the melody for the Change song and then sang a few words, but the ice did not respond at all when Nathan instructed the water to melt. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He threw a switch, and the machine hummed, and the sample began to move back and forth, the toast crumb sliding across the edge of the diamond knife. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Esther looked longingly at the blue scarf, and hummed quietly to herself. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad, humming cheerfully at our dining table as he cuts fabrics. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I waited a moment, humming a tune to give me confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As we rode the elevator down to the lobby, I hummed along with the Muzak as loudly as I could, to show them I wasn’t afraid. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z These two are a peculiar pair—she circumspect and reserved, he bouncing on his toes, humming with energy. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She hummed what she recalled of Verdi and bumped her elbow on an old pie tin pretending it was a tambourine. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon they could hear the low, steady hum of machinery—the Vemork plant. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I fell away with it as the fence started humming. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Lyra was humming, or saying something to Pantalaimon, or just expressing her pleasure in the soggy biscuit. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Dicey stood where she was, listening to the hum of a large refrigerator. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew it was Mom and not my stepdad, Paul, because she was humming a song, which she did a lot, especially in front of the bathroom mirror when she was putting on makeup. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z In the pause that follows, a gale of laughter rises from a few tables over, rippling through the air before settling back down, disappearing into the low, steady hum of conversations and clinking glasses. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The car sat there, the motor humming softly, while Mommy gasped for breath. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Lately I had noticed him humming when he carved at night. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He raised his ghostly hands and the air began to hum. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A buzz hums under my skin like the arcana. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Inside was a two-foot-long metal cylinder, spiked on both ends, humming with energy. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Still humming softly, I placed the tines of the pitchfork into the narrow opening between the jaws of the animal trap. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The hum of a crowd, people talking and bustling about. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Usually the store hummed with noise as people chatted, laughed, and exchanged jokes with the tiny white-haired owner who sat at his usual spot, next to the register. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A little red light glowed and the box emitted a low electrical hum. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its gently humming, gently vibrating, softly illuminated kennel back in a dark corner of the firehouse. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel it hum through my fingers, snaking up my arms and into my hands until it reaches that wooden hilt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z If he spent the rest of his life being stared at by a giant eye and hummed over, things could be worse. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z They could hear the hum of a disgruntled crowd rising from the street below. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A bee hummed by me in search of scent, bumbling, noisy, and then creeping inside a flower was suddenly silent. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z All the sounds were faint ones from distant traffic or from the humming of air conditioners up and down the block. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Mosquitoes hummed in Roy’s ears and he slapped at them blindly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had started humming sadly to herself, but she stopped, her rag poised midway between the bucket and the floor, as if suddenly aware of my presence behind her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon, the robot’s computer brain was humming with activity. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The hum and rattle of machinery faintly stirred the air. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a soft hum in the room, and the air smelled thick and warm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z At the same time, the wind in the tunnel increased, and the tracks began to hum. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Grace just hummed in response, the setting sunlight and wind hitting the girls’ hair so that it swirled like a dark flame around their faces, and Joaquin thought that they were beautiful, like their mother. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She started to hum a funky tune that sounded like something from Dad’s music collection. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The street below the loft hums with activity, twenty-somethings giddy on martinis. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They gave off a hum, sounding more and more like a cloud of flies swirling around my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The quiet hum of the radio has been overtaken by a rhythmic sawing sound. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Come hither, come hither, come hither,” hummed Robin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They rode in silence, the hum of the bus the only noise. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z His mother stopped her humming and said, “Shush, child, you’ll wake your father.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The plane engines began to hum and we started to slowly roll forward. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I tried not to dunk about my eyes, sitting there under the palm, listening to Timothy hum as he made the camp. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, during the late hours of the night, as the bus slowly hummed along the crumbling highway, I removed my visor and stared out the window. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The streetcar showed up first as a hum in the soles of his boots. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He owned a sharp pocketknife—which I had been forbidden to touch— and sat for long hours in the sun, whittling, whistling quietly, or maybe, if he was feeling well, humming some strange tune. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z To the billiard-room I hastened: the click of balls and the hum of voices resounded thence; Mr. Rochester, Miss Ingram, the two Misses Eshton, and their admirers, were all busied in the game. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Henry’s hands are shaking, his breaths coming shallow, and Alex knows the signs, the low hum of an impending panic attack. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Also, it was hard to understand English because Americans seemed to speak through their noses, with a humming sound. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The shuffle of heeled feet and the hum of tiny cries drift through the house. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He looked up in triumph when he got a staticky hum. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z One can imagine a race of advanced space aliens who could compress a portion of this network into a zipped file of bits and hum it to each other like two dial-up modems. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It stood there humming softly, as though waiting to be unloaded. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Bent ox er their instruments, three hundred Fertilizers were plunged, as the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning entered the room, in the scarcely breathing silence, the absent- minded, soliloquizing hum or whistle, of absorbed concentration. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She hummed one of the tunes, and after a while in the hot, empty house by herself she felt the tears come in her eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Laleh had spent most of the drive asleep against the humming window. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The Amagqirha continued to speak in her humming voice, naming the elders and their lineages. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Bill dozed beside me, his snores adjusted to the hum of the tires. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A buzz and hum filled the air; then the Transvice recoiled and shot out a beam of white light that sliced into the woman’s body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The large man nibbled a cracker and hummed with pleasure. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z By the end of the first verse she was nodding, by the end of the second she was humming, and by the end of the third she was singing along. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Already I'm drawing circles on the glass, humming myself someplace far away from here. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The office was just an office—certificates framed on the walls, books on a bookshelf, computer humming on the desk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Henry accelerated; the humming of the propeller shrilled from hornet to wasp, from wasp to mosquito; the speedometer showed that they were rising at the best part of two kilo-metres a minute. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from this height, I should’ve heard the noise of the city—millions of people bustling around, thousands of cars and machines—the hum of a huge metropolis. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The humming, once a deep baritone, was becoming higher pitched. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Alcohol’s a depressant, it will let me down later, but right now I’m jaunty, I hum to myself, mouth slightly open. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Hum, hum, hum,” Miss Wren said under her breath, her eyes narrowing and lips drawing tight. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Not hum round in the way it did, jigging to music, whirling in a sea of faces. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “You hum it,” said Miss Franny, nodding her head, “and he can play it.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Under Desdemona’s direction, the two drab girls multiplied themselves into a small city of women, each with a signature laugh, a personal gemstone, a favorite song she hummed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He curled on the floor and closed his eyes, determined to enjoy the familiar hum of the engine for one last night. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The humming of my parents’ voices from behind my bedroom wall, which throughout my childhood had filled me with a sense of security, had now become a source of anxiety and panic. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A record shop was playing loud High Life music, and she slowed a little to hum along to Bobby Benson’s “Taxi Driver” before hurrying on to her uncle’s stall. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was warm in the kitchen, and the yellow walls were so bright and Betty Allen’s humming was so musical that I started to think that maybe things weren’t as tragic as they seemed. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He was nodding away, then started humming before he stopped to speak again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Walking along its windy, bustling streets, you could almost hear the hum of opportunity. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The chaos of the past few minutes is replaced by an eerie hum. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Sparrow kept her eyes on her hands and worked on her present, humming softly to herself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His voice carried above the general disharmony and virile hum of the squadrons. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually May didn’t watch, but one night she joined us, and midway through she started to hum “Oh! Susanna.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bending down, he opened up his tackle box and busied himself with a bobber and a piece of wire leader, humming to himself, his eyes down. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It tilted its head and made a small humming sound. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Of course,” the Savage went on to admit, “there are some very nice things. All that music in the air, for instance . . .” “Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about my ears and sometimes voices.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They sounded like a slower version of the hum of bees, and she felt, the sounds in her skin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Cold moved over him when the headlights turned, bigger now, visibly weaving down the road; he could hear the hum of the engine now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She turned off the motor, and the humming stopped with a series of ticking sounds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and hummed, but it was not the song. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He was nervous, not as cheerful, not humming his funny tunes. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For many moments, there was no sound save the hum of the refrigerator in the next room. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I’d caught Mama humming while she folded some of the laundry. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He thought he should feel sleepy after sailing all night, but the daylight seemed to drive away sleep and his body hummed with the boat and wind and sea. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The hum deepened right as Moss heard Torres scream, “Don’t! It’s not safe!” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She used to hum as she washed the dishes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Against Mr. O’Hanlon’s humming harangue, a memory was rising to dispute him: the courtroom shifted imperceptibly, in it she looked down on the same heads. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I wandered along these rows, listening to the deep hum of the machines, until I finally reached the center of the temple. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Park made a noise, and it hummed in her throat. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The sensation came quietly at first, a low hum, like something rumbling just beneath his feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She heard somebody humming like they were feeling for pitch and looked towards the door. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Hey,” she said, suddenly, “do you like to dance? You know—” She held out her arms and did a complicated step as she hummed a Latin beat. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He watched as Seabiscuit’s body flattened down, his speed building, humming over the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The hum of voices grew suddenly loud and the coroner rapped for order. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The fence loomed up behind them, its top wire humming and crackling in the dry air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I went and sat down with a book and The Times and my knitting in the rose-garden, domestic as a matron, yawning in the warm sun while the bees hummed amongst the flowers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z We worked in silence, except for Aunt Goldie humming “When the Roll Is Called up Yonder.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And I know the drones hover somewhere above our heads; I can feel the hum in my bones. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Beyond the trampled chain-link we could hear bird songs and the hum of crickets, but no bonobo calls. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Milkman lit the cigarette and the dogs hummed at the sound of the match, their eyes glittering toward the flame. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook off his nerves and began by humming the melody. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I sit on a rock at the water’s edge, listen to its murmuring and the insects’ humming, feeling utterly alone. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, the Rad Lab was humming with excitement over experimental results, not merely from the achievement of building a bigger machine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My legs feel strong, and I start humming again as I look over my shoulder at the distance we have come, without my needing to be carried, the viola case safe in my arms. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As she walked to the office, she trailed her fingertips along the brick wall and hummed a song Park had given her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Sierra could hear the spirits still humming their sacred harmonies, calling out her brand-new name. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Yellow paint with white trim made the front room hum in the sunlight. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This hum went on, and we were in it and a part of it. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Without the distraction of human voices, Molly imagines she can hear sounds in other rooms: bedsprings groaning, faucets dripping, fluorescent lights humming, pull chains rattling. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Fifty feet away you will hear it, a humming that sounds like it came from another planet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z While humming one of her choir songs, Gran pulled the car out of the church parking lot. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She can feel the hum in the building, and the lot is full, and there are only a few kids milling around during their free period. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At this moment the air began to hum. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z On either side of us the fields grew wild, bursting with flowering weeds and humming with late-summer insects. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The TV in the den blares some morning news show, and Momma hums around the house. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It is quiet, perfectly quiet, with only the sounds of mountains and trees humming. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z My father actually hummed as he looked over the menu, and then right after we placed our orders, he dropped his bombshell. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The subway hummed along, rocking rhythmically, like the washers in the basement did. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He was about to go back when I sat down and said, “I heard you humming.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He was three tents down from me and he sometimes hummed melodies of songs I had never heard until he fell asleep. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Our only attackers were a swarm of mosquitoes that descended on me, humming their thirst for my blood. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She painted for a while, humming under her breath, forgetting everything but her work. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z It was almost like the water was humming. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I try to focus on the fish tank or the TV or the refrigerator humming in the corner, but I’m still livid over my fight with Will. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He would sit at the round table in the kitchen, humming along with the radio, shining the brass until it shone. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But Mama did not seem to mind; she hummed and cooked and cleaned and praised herself when she finally learned to turn the stove on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All well and good, but for our purposes these otherwise-valuable insights are mere subplots almost designed to carry us down side trails while blithely humming a tune about the rough equivalence of forests and trees. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z With a faint hum and rattle the moving racks crawled imperceptibly through the weeks and the recapitulated aeons to where, in the Decanting Room, the newly-unbottled babes uttered their first yell of horror and amazement. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Last time I brushed my mother’s hair, taking care to gently tease out the knots with my fingers, she hummed lullabies to Safa, who lay curled in her lap. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I hummed a stanza of Areida’s favorite song, a sad one, about a farmer whose family is starving. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He was true to his word and from then on remained mostly quiet, humming along to the radio. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I stood by the door while she finished the hymn and ran through choruses of “Maple Leaf Rag,” “Georgia Blues,” and “Good Ole Summertime,” which she hummed, then played again, singing the words. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Taisin’s body hummed with a jumble of emotions—awe at witnessing the child’s frightening transformation; terror that it was going to kill her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The saw’s humming was almost a scream as it got near the center of the trunk. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she hummed to herself as she walked, and other times she listened quietly to the songs inside her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I started humming a fun, funky beat, but my mood remained bleak. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z For ten minutes they hummed the melody over and over. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She hummed; she gurgled; she babbled; she screeched; she guffawed; she snorted; she yelled. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He kept humming a soft, monotonous little tune. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned his back on me and started to tidy his workbench rather aimlessly, humming to himself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “That humming noise gets louder here. It’s almost as if the rings were making it.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z From time to time she had to cross a wider, well-lit street, where the tramcars hummed and sparked under their anbaric wires. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Madge is humming, and I open my eyes and glance at her. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z My father smiled to himself and hummed, pleased for his own sake. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We heard an electric hum behind us as the jet’s staircase retracted and the hatch closed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The cicadas’ hum throbbed like a heartbeat on an ultrasound. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The track rail hummed up under them and unwound behind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the last two years, the hum had faded; the lines of energy had become increasingly sluggish. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It hummed in harmony with every tiny filament of matter. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She hums like what she just said isn't a big deal at all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My pulse quickens, my hands get clammy, my body hums in anticipation. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z At first they talked, or hummed a tune softly together, being now far away from inquisitive ears. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As I start the 1960s songs, I wonder if Baba is humming along too. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Words of the state song hummed through my memory: Way down South in Mississippi, Cotton blossoms white in the sun. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Tanisha hangs up first, and all I’m left with is the dial tone humming a wordless tune in my ear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She imagined him at his desk in his boys’ quarters, near his small humming refrigerator, writing in that calm manner of his. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It had been a steady hum underlying everything; a feeling of constant renewal. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The second shot missed, hit the blacktop a foot behind me and flew away humming like a bee. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z After half an hour the drone of engines faded and the house began to hum with activity again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Henry fumbles with his shirt tail, eyes wide, and starts humming “God Save the Queen” under his breath. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The only noise was from the windshield wipers; they hummed back and forth, and back and forth, singing a sweet, out-of-tune song. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Nick stops playing, but he hums and taps out a rhythm on the body of the guitar. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Matt waited tensely for the hum of El Patron’s motorized wheelchair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was humming “Dance Pe Chance” to herself when the lump of covers on Celia’s bed moved. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He stood a moment looking through the cracks into the humming fire, blindingly red now; then he went into the driveway, through the falling snow to the street. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The problem, though, was that the humming of the lines was gone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z May sang the song in the kitchen when she rolled dough or sliced tomatoes, and August hummed it when she pasted labels on the honey jars. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mosquitoes droned loudly until the room was a great hum. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up away from the mower, my ears humming, so I could hear him. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cobb was no longer clenching the arms of her chair, and she was no longer fussing at the organ music, and she was no longer humming to the refrain. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She’s humming and telling jokes and I’m only here to help. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z From the open building behind me came a blast of neutral-smelling air and a high hum of fluorescent lights. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A slight breeze stirred the hair on his arms, and a hum vibrated almost out of the range of his hearing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so used to unrecognizable Persian beats, at first I didn’t recognize what Mamou was humming. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The only sounds were hushed ones, the bloated gurgle of the stream, the respirating hum of the tall grass and shrubs behind him, the apathetic moaning of the dumb, translucent waves. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Bran heard muffled footfalls and a low humming, and Hodor came blundering out of the trees, naked and smiling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Commercial jetliners, minor glints and distant hum, took years to cross the sky. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of the humming motors of cars driving on the pavement outside his bedroom window, he heard the sigh of the midnight breeze and the chorus of chirping crickets. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He found that he had started to hum a droning little tune. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I did not stop to think why he did not hum the music himself; I merely leaned close and picked out a few notes, murmuring them. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Lor long stretches no one spoke, leaving only the tap of our shoes on pavement and the sounds of the city: airplanes, the ever-present hum of traffic, sirens that warbled and pitch-shifted around us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z There was the buzz of flies in the air, the lazy afternoon humming. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The motor hummed steadily, the wake behind my boat peeling away from both sides of the motor in streaks of white, green, and gray foamy water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The sewing machine hummed and the radio droned on. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For the third day in a row, I wake up to the sound of Mama humming and something sizzling. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The ship still has the low hum of cruising through space. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Concealed lamps flooded it with cold light, and there was a low, steady humming sound which he supposed had something to do with the air supply. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Craig led me into a separate department where the hum of activity felt different from the area where we’d been before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He hummed happily under his breath as he prodded Scragg with his foot. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I felt in every part of me, humming and whirring at the atomic level, that she was changing me. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Even so, I always take a moment to listen carefully for the hum that means the fence is live. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They must pick them out from the general din by their insect-like hum—we explain to them that these are far more dangerous than the big ones that can be heard long beforehand. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z This time the hum of silence was prolonged to a point where I would be forced to fill it with some kind of sound if it didn’t end. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z First it was a humming, then a muttered conversation as though several people were talking at once. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Oliver started humming the Star Wars theme song. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Chess strained his ears, trying to listen for even the barest hum of a reply, but there was nothing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Outside, a mourning dove cooed, the low hum of a lawn mower rose, a passing cloud cast them into shadow for a moment, then drifted away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Louis Napoleon had led them up a flight of stairs, down a corridor past a room alive with the thunk, hum, and tremble of a printing press, then up another flight and then another. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Ma was leaning over the stove, the pots clanking as she hummed a song to herself. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z There was a faint—a very, very faint—humming sound. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Behind his bedroom door, he can sit and put Hall & Oates on the record player in the corner, and nobody hears him humming along like his dad to “Rich Girl.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z One day, a still day when the hot air hummed, the humans came. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I wish I could sleep, too, but worries and questions hum through me, keeping me awake. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My blood was humming in my ears as I ran into the house and took the stairs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I press it against my cheek and feel the slight hum travel through the bones of my face. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I’m humming like a bee’s wings, never more awake, more alive. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As a kid, I could only sense it—the liberation he felt behind the wheel, the pleasure he took in having a smooth-running engine and perfectly balanced tires humming beneath him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the distance, the constant hum of the interstate reminded Toby that he had a purpose. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “The song we hummed is a song of friendship,” he explained. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Especially now that the humming in my chest has turned into jackhammering. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I run my fingers over the brass body of the machine, feeling the vibrating hum of the gears working, and the indentations of the numbers that will soon fill with light to reveal my levels. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He had been driving steadily for an hour, with no other car on the road, no light, just the road going under, the hum, the roar, and Mars out there, so quiet. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Hours later, he felt a tautness in his stomach when he heard Master’s car: the crunch of gravel and the hum of the engine before it stopped in the garage. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The jungle insects tuned their constant hum to a high- pitched clamor. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Dumbledore was humming quietly, apparently quite at his ease, but the atmosphere was thicker than cold custard, and Harry did not dare look at the Dursleys as he said, “Professor — I’m ready now.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Without her voice, the slight static hum that constantly played beneath her words sounds louder. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He hummed, low in his chest so that it filled my ear with cotton. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Yes, the darkness hummed with murder: the body in the water, the body in the fire, the body on the tree. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The air fairly hummed with their daybreak activity: beetles and birds and squirrels and ants, and countless other things unseen, all gentle and self-absorbed and not in the least alarming. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy stood motionless, listening intently, but all he heard was the hum of mosquitoes and the low whisper of the tide. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the wind blew, and on the floor near the fire little Bethan, humming tunelessly, sorted acorns into families. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She hummed some more and turned a few of the pages. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The radio tuned to a droning hum, I go back to Mirjam's belongings in my lap. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z One question hummed through the crowd: Was Seabiscuit the same horse he was when he left California in April? Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The hum of the electric motor deepened by fractions of a tone as he turned the nuts. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The humming of distant machinery had grown louder, and the wall vibrated as his fingers traced an invisible line along its cool surface. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her eyes closed as she melted back into the couch, humming along with the soothing tune. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As the gunshots fired off outside, I gently tapped my toes on the keys and hummed “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” to myself, thinking about what I should write. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z From the stoop, I could hear the rhythmic clicks of her rosary beads and the soft hum of her voice reciting prayers whose music was familiar to me, but whose words I’d never learned. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The hum of talk came to him dimly, his rage blood pounded in his ears, and he burst through and strode away. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A saxophone softly hummed, and was soon joined by a flute and piano. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The boy’s mother had longer periods of just humming without drifting into soft singing. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes this short, straight-backed young girl hummed under her breath, or sang, while she hoed the com or tugged on the reins when a refractory mule refused to budge. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In this moment I am inside the hum. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z As always, I listen a moment, but there’s no telltale hum of electrical current running through the chain link. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The next day in the mill, the noise was just as jarring and her feet in Triphena’s old boots swelled just as large, but now and again she caught herself humming. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I pinned my hair into curls and borrowed my sister’s lip rouge, humming while the radio blared the news that Germany had invaded Czechoslovakia. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The steel door of the incinerator went up and the muted hum of the eternal fire became a red roaring. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I hum and don’t worry about looking stupid. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She was cheerful, humming at her work, glad to have gotten the better of Omakayas. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A hum like a washing machine escalates in volume until I think my ears might burst. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The drone of the engine mingled with her passenger humming over the intercom—“The Last Time I Saw Paris.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She hadn’t noticed the camera, so she was humming this lori to herself while she worked. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z While Moss watched this process unfold a couple of times, he became aware of a distinct hum from the devices, low and subtle. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Miss Benson touches up the edges of her lipstick with her finger and walks off humming. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘But how? Is it by the way it hums and buzzes?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron comes out from his office and hums along as he restocks the receipt paper. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She hums her usual soothing tune, waiting for the water to boil. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The throne whirred and hummed with secret mechanisms. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There’s just the hum of traffic for a minute; then she says, “Do your parents realize how depressed you are?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I hum over the food as if my songs and words will be a protective magic. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But she was humming to herself and did not answer him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I type back: “My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery-always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I looked over my shoulder and snorted at the gold-and-black book bag I was now wearing, with golden zippers and a faint hum rippling through it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My fingertips float up to the edges of her ears and the buzzed sides of her frohawk, and she hums. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z It’s hard to miss with the fields covered in fallen trees and the hum of generators running at the house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There was just violet light—and a hum. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bad Leg only hums now and I’m a few steps away. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Walking in the shade of the date trees with Mamie Rila, her voice as steady as the hum of life in the desert around us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Her voice tumbled around inside my head as she slowly circled the ghostly ancestors, humming and rattling her beads. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We sit in silence for a while, listening to the hum of the road at our backs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Ruth hummed quietly to herself, shelling peas into a large wooden bowl, and Becky chopped kale. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At my words, the earring began to hum as it spun. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Miyax found the names so nice that, as she took her cooking pot from the fire to offer her guests hot ptarmigan, she hummed and sang. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She hummed along to Rimsky-Korsakov on the radio; she’d take a moment to sit down at the piano in the evening if she got a chance. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He hummed the tune first and then sang the words. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Distantly, he imagined he could hear the low hums of the temple's brothers in the adjacent wing’s worship hall, the scuffle and slide of their sandals as they prepared for the day’s visiting patrons. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A thermostat clicked off and a heater stopped humming. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Sinking In the car on the way home the engine battles the hum of silence and sadness that envelops you. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Tanks bubble and filters hum and aquarium heaters click on or off. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Inside, the woman hums her baby back to sleep. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hum “Take This Waltz” by the late Leonard Cohen, one of those songs that never apply to me but help me lose myself anyway. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z This is what happened: I was picking out my books and kind of humming to myself, and all of a sudden, there was this loud and scary scream. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The faint hum of a motor rose up to us in the still air. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The sound of the road humming under the bus covered it up. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All that night helicopters flew over the working- class neighborhoods, humming like flies from another world. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On a cane stool, a humming fan turned this way and that. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The world was still, except for the shuffling footsteps of mourners, the hum of prayers, the click-clack of rosaries. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I sit down at the kitchen table and hum while I smear the thick pink polish all over the spoons with a cotton ball and watch it pull off the layer of black. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z First a rumbling roar, followed by a humming, and then a softer sort of whistling noise, piercing enough to make Thor’s head ache and his teeth hurt each time he heard it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He tapped a brick and placed it on the wet mortar, humming. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is still except for the quiet hum of the centrifuge. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z My brain is humming like a cash register, totaling it up, making change. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The halls and classrooms of the old schools still hum with the excitement of youth, and the football fields yet roar with celebration on cold fall Friday nights. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They hummed as if they had been voices, so that Robin’s fingers itched to touch them. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Omakayas rocked and muttered, shushed, hummed, and sang an old lullaby her mother used. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z We walked on in edgy silence, tension humming through us like an electric current. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She could hear the gentle lull of her father’s voice and that of John Churchmouse, blending with the hum of nocturnal insects from the meadow and hedges on this balmy summer night. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Things were so intense I was sure that other people could hear the hum coming off us. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He tended to hum cheery scraps of Vivaldi when his work was going well; when it was not going well, he hissed softly through the thicket of his mustache. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Getting thrown out of a moving car hum way worse than that. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A humming overhead had become a roar; and suddenly he was in shadow, there was something between the sun and him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Below, the Hound had sunk back down upon its eight incredible insect legs and was humming to itself again, its multi-faceted eyes at peace. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She began lighting them at the fire, grumbling about the backward place and the naked, northern savages to have no candles, while Guenever hummed absently. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As quietly as he could, Nathan hummed the Change song and tiptoed forward. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The place was crowded and humming with noise. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But behind everything I do is a low hum of fear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The distant sound of a car engine died into a hum. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Somewhere a machine began to hum and I distrusted the man and woman above me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But “I’m doing this for you, too, Jen,” he whispered, too softly for Jen’s dad or the bug to hear over the car’s hum. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z My mother sat in her rocking chair, humming to herself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He hummed “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” as he worked, and jumped at small noises. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z If you have trouble, remove the lyrics and hum the melody. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It whistled, hummed, throbbed, boomed in the chimneys. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He gloats and hums as he works, slicing through my forehead and into the mind behind it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I could not hear myself think for all the bee hum. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon-Lee beelines to the printer they were at, still humming as it prints out a blank page that says seven of seven. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z A humming like a cicada’s tune whispers on the breeze. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I had regained the gallery, and was just shutting the back-door behind me, when an accelerated hum warned me that the ladies were about to issue from their chambers. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They were murmuring, humming to themselves in that way they do.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Carvings were etched up and down the wood, and it hummed as giant hands found familiar grooves. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sean hummed “Eye of the Tiger” the whole walk to the athletic center. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Snickers, whispers, and the hum of impatience from Mrs. Jacobs. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He flipped the chart closed and moved his chair near the window, amid the hum of women asking one another what he’d just said. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Their faces blur, and their voices become one ambient hum like the noise of the bayou. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He finishes out his tune with a low, guttural hum just as the deep, pounding bass of a revved car engine overrides his voice. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Finn and the mare stood in the circle of hives, listening to the deep hum of the bees, feeling that hum in their skin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I’m humming again—more emphatically this time—because never in my life have I been so hungry. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She leaned her head against his and hummed “I See the Moon,” a song Mom used to sing to Ivy when she was little. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I pour the liquid into a nebulizer by my bed, the small machine humming to life as vapors pour from the mouthpiece. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z While the machines hummed softly in our hospital and white-soled shoes whispered up and down the halls, a catastrophe was roaring down upon this child of a mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ail you could hear for a moment was labored breathing, carbonated bubbles going berserk in two dozen beer bellies, the beer coolers humming, and the ice machine tumbling chunks into its aluminum trough. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat in silence, except for the sound of Sabrina’s satisfied hums as she sucked on her bottle. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She was in the living room humming away as she worked on a poster. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Max slides the money into the slot, and the machine clinks and hums before it spits out a yellow card. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I tried humming Snow Falling with the Late Autumn Leaves; Calloused Fingers and a Lute With Four Strings, but it wasn’t the same as playing it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Chamberlain heard the wicked hum of shrapnel in leaves. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Next door, I hear her opening her wardrobe, riffling through hangers, humming something tuneless. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “That’s a nice pair of earrings,” the attendant said, mesmerized by the sight of the whirling argollas humming against my cheeks. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She seemed never to sleep because if I listened long enough I could hear a swishing sound and then a humming as she worked with her herbs. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Laying on the cool tiles of El’s kitchen as her mom hums and makes spaghetti. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I heard May start to hum “Oh! Susanna.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Harlem’s numbers industry hummed every morning and into the early afternoon, with the runners jotting down people’s bets on slips of paper in apartment house hallways, bars, barbershops, stores, on the sidewalks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I was thanking my stars that I’d learned to make nice buttonholes, when the parlor door opened and shut, and someone began to hum, Kennst Du Das Land, like a big bumblebee. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He then called for yet another hymn, which was hummed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I went through the gate, pausing at the far side until the electricity hummed back on. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She kept her gaze on the Snapfinger Cemetery, where a great hum had started. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There was no honking or the hum of motorcycles or the music that seemed to fill the streets. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Grandma always hummed as she baked, especially when she prepared gingerbread men or coconut cake. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She would lean against my trunk and close her eyes and hum a tune from her childhood. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Beneath it, I could hear the soft hum of the dishwasher. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He worried about Mama’s cheeriness, her tuneless humming, her determination to serve all of Master’s meals, her frequent hushed words to Amala. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Victor hummed to himself while he took one picture after another of the Basilica, the winged lion, and the two brothers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Beyond those sounds, I heard the hum of the building: the heating system, maybe. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She does yoga and hums like a heater on the blink. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z When the song ended, they hummed the tune quietly, over and over and over. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Dinah’s hair wrapped around my fingers and her hums turned into a lullaby I remembered Gran singing to us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Miss Trotter stopped humming and fussing once she caught sight of her ambling toward us all. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Outside the hum of the room, the hissing becomes more distinct. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The Seashell hummed in his ear. “...watch for a man running...watch for the running man... watch for a man alone, on foot... watch...” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z By June, his body was humming, capable of speed and stamina beyond anything he’d ever known. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Now, she was watching them, smirking and humming insouciantly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Leaning my head out the window, I let the wind hum in my ears and drown out this day, even though I know it’s tangling my curls into knots. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I hold my finger over the button, listening to the soft hum in the speakers, the faint squeak of the spindles winding the tape, waiting for her voice to return. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z As she packed, she hummed “You Are My Sunshine” and explained to me, “We’re moving to the Sunshine State to live happily ever after.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Ho hum. If you are going to stage one of your hysterical scenes, I shall have to return to the living room. As a matter of fact, I think I will.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was quietly squawking a tune Mama liked to hum while she prepared the evening meal. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z After a few minutes I hummed along to Mrs. Smith’s song, a smile plastered on my face. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z To that Vonetta started humming that song on the radio that goes “Silence is golden, but my eyes still see.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d slip Magdalys and the others candies sometimes, and they heard him humming to himself to the swish of his broom and squeak of his well-shined boots as they fell asleep. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Naomi smoothed the sweat-dampened hair from the baby’s forehead and hummed a song about bluebirds and windows that the twins had learned at school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For a while there was nothing but telephone hum holding us together. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Far away, a hum rose and fell in the darkness. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The humming crowd began to sound like tired bees, restless and anxious to get home. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the tires changed to a high-pitched hum as the bus crossed a tall bridge that soared over a rail yard and a narrow river. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Pond then hummed and swayed his long body back and forth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Very softly, she half sang, half hummed a song that her grandmother used to sing to her when she was a little girl. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The giant Texas-sized air conditioners hum loud, but I can barely hear anything over the chattering of my teeth. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Small talk of husbands, children, lives back home, or the ever-present war rose above the thunder and hum of the giant laundry boilers and dryers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Then after that some angels got jealous and chopped him into millions of pieces, but still he glittered and hummed. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Ho hum,” Ignatius yawned, exhibiting the flabby pink of his tongue. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt the humming threads of life all around her, and they were different here, deep in the Wood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She picked up her rag and began to wash the woodwork around the kitchen door, humming—more happily, I thought—as if in a dream. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He would just wait, and if his mother wasn’t sad, with her lips stretched thin, she would stop humming and tell about David the boy, or King David. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So she set the kitchen table, humming under her breath the “Sunny Days” theme from Sesame Street. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Robbie thanked him, then gave his ten dollars to the busboy as a tip, and the five of them left the place, humming and happy. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance, the Pleiades ship’s gravity stabilizer starts to hum, louder and louder. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I find myself humming it, even tho it don’t have a tune, trying to get that feeling of connectedness, of belonging, of having someone there to say that you’re Here. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But in the barn it was quiet and humming and lazy and warm. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m at the fence before the hum makes me remember how very trapped I am. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The cheers of the audience fade into a questioning hum. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A few moments passed before they heard a tuneless humming. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The air’s full of laughter and the general hum of people chatting over one another, trying to get a word in edgewise. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And while the loud bee hummed in the coil box Adam cranked the Ford and ran to advance the spark and throw the switch to Mag. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The walls spoke their own creaky language, the floors crackled, motors hummed somewhere, the humming almost human. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So they opened drawers, they cleared their throats, they whispered loudly, they hummed a little tune. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t hum or dance the way she often did when she cooked. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Ma slowly followed, dropping a kiss on Neel’s head and humming a song under her breath. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The insects buzzed, whined, hummed, stridulated and droned as the air grew warmer in the sunset. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't want Du Barry to know the worries and questions humming inside me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Cicadas hummed insistently in the trees, and the soil was dry as dust. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z In a moment it was a steady hum and she could see a spurt of dark smoke from a small stack. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I see Gram singing and humming as she pours the tea. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I felt like I was listening to a recording of her, with a faint static humming in the background. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The sword hummed from the top of my parents' dresser, where I'd put it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Cars hum on the highway below her, headed for Queens. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z German pilgrims, Italians humming hymns, and Japanese travelers wearing small purple caps converged on the same narrow pathways. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Only the hum of cars on nearby streets disturbed the still air. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Better still, have them sing the solfege for the different lines instead of the words or humming. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The truck hums and bumps along as we all quietly take in the scenery. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Ruth hummed so loudly it put me in mind of a swarm of bees in clover. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell them I learned “The Walls of Cork” and I dance around the kitchen trying to hum a made-up tune and dying with the pain of my tooth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A high ringing sound somewhere had grown loud enough so that she heard it, and she understood that it had started humming at the edge of her brain before the ghost appeared. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Rick broke off, the conduits of his brain humming, calculating, and selecting; he altered what he had started to say. “—would detect it,” he finished. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z His mother always hummed when she was worried. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We move on to V, which is similar to F, except that you hum a vibrato, which the boys enjoy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reach the limb that supports the nest, the humming becomes more distinctive. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It spun to life, humming a joyous tune as I took Abuelitas hand back in mine and started to pray out loud. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She hummed softly, and her lips looked glued together. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He hummed a new song he was working on as he walked from Floyd’s to Lydia’s house. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z All the while she’d hum too, but hum doesn’t seem like it’s the right word for what she was doing. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The guard began humming again, the cigarette between his lips. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My grandpa hums slightly as he gathers a pile of nuts. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She hums as she backs out of her parking space. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They tinkled lightly and I could feel them twirling around each other, humming against my cheek. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Grandmother hummed on and the apron strings trembled. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s humming a tune, one from the score of his musical. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z It was hot as blazes outside—humid, too, and inside our house, all the air conditioners hummed in the windows. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He drove without speaking through a thundershower that crinkled the windshield and raised the hum of his tires an octave. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom was humming some old Beatles song, trying to act as if she wasn’t all that worried, but I knew better. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The orbs hanging off the trees barely hummed, and the music played softly. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Wells pretended not to notice; but like a horse that has heard the hum of a rattlesnake, he shied away from the betrayed man’s venomous vicinity. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Even my own hair is longing for her thick fingers in my scalp—the way she would part and grease and braid and hum and tell sad or funny stories. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The air hummed with insects, and a cool breeze swept up from the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The hum of the refrigerator, the breath of the air-conditioner, all gone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Ifemelu made a sound, halfway between a snort and a hum, but said nothing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The post dented, but the clapper let out a dull resounding hum. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Everybody getting into it now except Nenny who is still humming not a girl, not a boy, just a little baby. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The computer starts humming, and I ask, "Do you use the Net much? It's pretty visual." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Berg had come to a stop, humming as it hovered in place. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I began to walk, humming softly, and maybe it was the rhythmic movement, or my off-key tune, but the baby seemed to relax. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Others spake of boats stolen, of rivers navigated, of days spent humming on smacks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I sit at my desk and hum the song, moving my fingers as though the top of my desk were the keys. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I heard the refrigerator hum, a poink poink from the shower dripping, the ticking that comes from the old clock on the mantel whose time is always wrong unless I remember to wind it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Treebeard was not to be seen; but while Merry and Pippin were bathing in the basin by the arch, they heard him humming and singing, as he came up the path between the trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The only sound was the motor hum, the glide of water, the sun expanding the air. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The computer hummed and whirred, converting all the information to binary. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z As we approach, the hum of a crowd begins to echo off the walls, raising hairs on the back of my neck. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The hallway opened to a large space filled with cubicles, the hum of computers, the rustle of papers, and a few low voices. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z For a minute, we just sit there, listening to Nick hum as he pokes around his storage closet. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Only in your mind. Don’t hum the melody or whisper the verse. You and those around you will live longer,” Wind Being said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She didn’t answer or open her eyes, but she’d stopped humming, so I knew she was listening. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the hum of the refrigerator and the ticking of the clock. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The water in my fountain began to tremble, humming with power. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Sean clapped Finn on the shoulder and ambled back to the Chat n’ Chew, humming to himself. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As we began to walk, it grew to a murmur, a thin steady hum. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She hums with gospel songs on the radio and says, “Give me strength, Lord. Give me strength.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He stood there a while, quietly humming, “I Hear You Calling, Caroline.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z People say your ears burn when people’re talking about you, but I get a hum in the cellar of my stomach. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z There is a quiet hum inside, and a guy in a blue suit greets us as we make our way inside. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He told him how to tell the mood of a beehive by its hum. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The other side revealed nothing but darkness, though a rumbling hum like the sound of distant machinery grew louder. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Lately I’ve caught myself humming out loud, or walking along the street with my mouth slightly open, drooling a little. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Machinery hummed as the aerial blades that were still working changed to nautical form. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I can hear the hum of enchanted steel in the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was the man with the wooden leg winding his barrel-organ, and the tune of Roses in Picardy hummed in my head against the jolting of the car. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I started humming the bass line of “Seven Nation Army.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I would listen for a bit and then fire a few rounds into the night, driving the humming away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The spirits’ steps grew wider and their hum stretched across the open sky, filled Sierra’s soul with a melancholy contentment. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He sipped his juice and returned to his work, humming again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He heard guns firing, and bullets hummed by. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “That’s my favorite song,” he said, beginning to hum along with it. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But that was Rishi...he was like a pop song you thought you couldn’t stand, but found yourself humming in the shower anyway. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He hummed as he drove, some cheerful song that Shadow could not identify. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I walk into the house five minutes early, humming “Love Me Do,” thinking I ought to go buy a short skirt like Jenny Foushee wore today. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She nudged me with her elbow, but I didn’t hum along. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Will put some silver paste over the wound and hummed words in Ancient Greek—a hymn to Apollo. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She had this meditation track playing, the word om hummed over and over. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Seeing you out there in the evening calm, smiling or humming, might give your neighbor an idea to coerce you from your claim using methods of intimidation, various provocations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I could hear him sneezing, running the hot and cold taps, humming to himself. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The next day, if the mood had passed, she’d be painting and humming away as if nothing had happened. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And Miss Trotter started to hum a song I knew: “Wading in the Water.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Behind me some blackberry bushes gave off a sweet smell, and there were bees humming in the blossoms. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z My mom humming along to pop music on the radio even when she doesn't know the lyrics. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The kind that pulls the hum out of the light sockets. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was still dark when I woke, all around me the rush and hum of crickets. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The cacophony of voices faded to a dull hum as she began to read what she’d written. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The air hummed with voices, distant motors, and the muffled droning of the loudspeaker announcing what buses were leaving for what cities. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s got the radio on and is humming along with a country music song: Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z High-Tech shrugged and drank and hummed “Biafra Win the War,” tapping his foot on the floor of the van. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes and began to hum the melody of the Change song. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When she was sober she hummed mostly or chanted blues songs, of which she knew many. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Bees hummed lazily in the distance and swallows swooped overhead. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you say something he doesn't like, he will stop talking and start humming. Seriously humming, loud humming. How does a grown man behave so immaturely?” it was Monday morning. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And there was a general hum of activity and humanity. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He was grating his beak comfortably and occasionally mumbling his bird version of Mama’s humming tune. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z For the next two days Greenwood hummed with talk about Emmett Till Some wondered who the third man might be. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z At first just a deep humming with her mouth closed, then a larger, warmer sound. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the fly- specked screen-door, I could see that the arms of Momma’s apron jiggled from the vibrations of her humming. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise now became increasingly loud, its diesel hum goading everyone’s desperate hopes and deepest worries. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I moved my bucket and chair to the side of the house where she was standing on her chair, scrubbing and humming happily. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No hum of bayou crickets or the bleating of frogs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z For a moment, she imagined she was home in her own bed, the hum of her mom talking on the phone in the background. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The office is quiet except for the faint hum coming from the dean secretary’s computer. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Mama was humming a song, and the tune was cracking my skull open like a nut. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He preferred to bed down in the engine room, where the constant hum of machinery helped him fall asleep. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The hum of the metal detectors could be heard from the bottom of the steps. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As the noise of the market rose to an irregular hum around me, I tried to enjoy the pleasant sensation of having a full belly and a clean body. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Daddy hums to Marvin, but he couldn’t carry a tune if it came in a box. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Tonight it was simply a low hum, a nervous whisper through the crowd. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z While they waited, the boys played football with a wooden brick and their sister gazed out the window, humming softly to herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There were dizzy bees and bow-tied fruit flies turning somersaults and humming in the air. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The hurry-scurry, the angry hum of recent weeks had departed; a quivering stillness now permeated the premises. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z About a block away from the peak of the hill, a hum like a massive swarm of bees rose above the distant sounds of traffic. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then slid his right hand down the cord and plucked it, so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang a swallow’s note. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, from somewhere far away, she heard the gentle strains of an old voice humming, the swish of a broom, and the squeak of Mr. Calloway’s well-shined boots echoing across the marble floor. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then, slow as maple sap on a cold day, I started sliding my eyes off to the left, off to the direction that the humming sound was coming from. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Her voice rang clear above the hum of the mounting lift. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my fingers in my ears and started humming. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He saw a red heap of seething coals and heard the upward hum of the draff. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Amil sat on his bed drawing pictures in the air, humming softly to himself. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She leans forward, humming louder when I sit on the chair beside Pop. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Together, they hummed the melody to warm up and then sang the song. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “No obstacle is too big,” Isa continued as Oliver increased his humming volume. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Ahead of them was the hum of machinery. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The air was fresh with the smell of new growth, and I went into that building and up to that office humming with the pure joy of being alive. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the footsteps of the night watchman added only an accented quarter-note to the silence that had become a hum, a lullaby. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, telegraph lines hummed with brief accounts of the tragedy, and these details were passed from city to city. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The hum of cars driving past is almost comforting. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I’m listening to my Walkman and humming my talent song. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Over the hum of machinery, I could hardly hear my own footsteps. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I cleared my throat and hummed a few bars. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The hataalii hummed an old nineties pop song that his mom liked to listen to while they fed the sheep. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My head felt dizzy, maybe because of the rocking motion of the boat or the hum of the engine. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I 200 — was still blocks away from the pub when I heard a strange sound rising above the hum of generators—someone calling my name. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Sam was beaming and humming to himself, but when Frodo spoke he was at first content to listen, only occasionally venturing to make an exclamation of agreement. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They made her feel safe and wretched at the same time, so she kept her eyes down and hummed, and tried to forget they were there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It tells the reader how to hum the tune. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z The faint hum and rattle of machinery still stirred the crimson air in the Embryo Store. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Nancy starts humming a song until George reaches over and throws his arm around her. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This place is a Greyhound bus humming through the night then letting out a deep breath inside a place called Port Authority. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The ground was muddy everywhere, so for the sake of my pants I stayed standing with Otto, rocking him back and forth and humming. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The bald woman’s words seemed to hum through the tent. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z For the next two days, Washington, DC, hummed with workshops, speeches, and ceremonies. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Rosaleen and I stared at her as her humming turned into hard crying. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He presses a button, and it squeals to life with a hum. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I could hear Alice filling in Jasper behind me, her quick words blurring together into a humming noise. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She had work to do, and as she worked, she hummed an old show tune. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A speaker tucked into a corner of the ceiling started to cackle and hum. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I was humming with goodwill, “Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace...” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes while she talked Lee’s mind wandered out and came back and went out again like a ranging dog, and Lee would nod at intervals and make a quiet humming sound. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She heard a strange humming in the distance. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She ignored me, humming her hymn, “I’m on the Battlefield for My Lord.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A spider near them began to make a humming sound that was picked up by the other creatures. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At Boston’s Suffolk Downs, horses skittered and blew over the track, slower ones making lazy loops around the oval, faster ones humming down the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt the vibrations penetrate her muscles, pulsing in waves, until they rattled her bones and made her inner organs hum. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I was smoking more those days, it was the tension, you could feel it, like a subterranean hum, although things seemed so quiet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard a mother begin to hum and sing a song and watched as her entire family joined in. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I swear I heard Michael humming one of the blessings under his breath as he counted up paper chain links a couple of days ago. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Near the door the stone floor was slick with black mud, and from beyond it came a high-pitched humming noise, punctuated with little clicks and scratches. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She just hums along with the jazz that still spills from her record player. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The room is humming with a new energy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Traffic, people talking, sounds all the time— the hum and whine of the city. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I even hum the viola parts as I glide the bow across the strings. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He hums a few bars, to the first refrain. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z August started to sing then in a humming sort of way, “ ‘Mary brought forth her firstborn child and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in the manger.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Pet was tilting its head again, humming gently. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Though she rolled her eyes and slammed the door, Celaena found herself humming throughout her meal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The story I needed to tell—she was humming it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The hum is getting louder now; Lefty squints through the fog. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There is the hum of gas and the tick-tick of heating metal. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The sheriff hummed and hawed ’round as though he had more to say. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Baby started humming a song to herself and did not listen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The Xerox machine hummed quietly in the corner. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Ellen tapped her foot as I hummed along, and before Dolly had even hit the chorus, we were spinning in circles and singing at the top of our lungs. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I did not notice how loud its nonstop hum was until it stopped. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Their machines are big and shiny and they whir and hum, but do they really know more than some Stone Age witch doctor with a rattle and a gourd full of ground-up frog bones? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But the hum has almost reached them; Zizmo is opening the trunk. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The walls were moist, and the air hummed with electricity and the roar of water. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She rocked back and forth in her long, blue village dress, humming to herself. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The chief elder stood, and so did the rest of the ancestors, the Amagqirha’s humming chant still powering their ghostly presence. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The hum of people leaving the cars carried upstairs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When a person is clearheaded, the frontal lobe becomes freed of the humming and buzz of external pressure. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Hulking things of metal, enamel, and glass, the steam-powered machinery filled the room with a rhythmic hum, like the stomach processing its food. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Your head will say, Don’t go any farther, but your heart will send you straight into the hum, where you will be swallowed by it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The peculiar-looking young man had said nothing, but now he started to hum to himself, a deep, melodic, bass humming that made the interior of the car vibrate and rattle and buzz. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Afternoons and weekends, which usually rang with a medley of shouts and laughter and pounding feet, dragged by in a strange, uneasy silence broken only by the dull hum of traffic. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The brotherhood of Beast Riders is lifting me in a huge hum of instructions, with great ferocity of purpose, with a kind of love new to me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Mama didn’t know the words to the operas, but she hummed some of the tunes along with him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The vintage, Victorian-style red-and-tan wallpaper, the smell of old book glue, the clink of glasses and hum of quiet conversations and occasional laughter...it was just quirky and different enough to be worthy of Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z You set your beads down and hummed the tune along with me, and Kutti stuck his nose in the air and yowled. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and promise the door that I will not talk or hum or make weird mouth noises and I turn the knob. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The phrase was a bright, sharp pang, ringing through the white noise humming in her brain. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He had bounced her in his arms, run his thumb over her flaky eyebrows, and hummed a lullaby. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z One by one, we wade into the water as they grow even closer, the hum even louder than the river’s roar. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Sands trickled down one of the sides, causing it to vibrate and hum. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The nurse hummed busily as she opened one drawer after another, stuffing the new underclothes and blouses and skirts and pajamas my mother had bought me into the black patent leather overnight case. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There was a pleasant humming sound in the small cabin. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Afi, still chained next to her, quietly began to hum an old Ewe song. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As their camouflaged troop carriers hummed and tanks growled, they roughhoused, wrestling and knocking one another about. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z However, off in the distance there was a humming that suggested heavy traffic. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The acoustics in the Assembly Room were so poor that silences there had a heavy hum of their own. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d smile easy smiles as we passed, humming, in the halls, until we all eased back into the harder rhythms of life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He hums as he mixes colors on his palette. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z We walked back to the house and he installed the lock, humming to himself and smiling, flashing his baby teeth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until I got close to the microphone that I realized I was humming “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Birds, insects—there was a constant hum and song. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The closeness of her filled me with a crackling energy, a low warmth, a gentle thrumming hum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As I stepped up to the altar, the humming of the computers ceased, and the chamber grew silent. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She was too busy humming to herself as she washed the woodwork. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Someone was humming under her breath, high and sweet. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel kept talking as they crept along—“Here, step here, be careful, don’t slip”—and under her words hummed the whisper: I'm here, I’m here. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She could still hear the hum of cars, but mostly it was crickets and breezes through the tall grasses of the cornfields and the big front yards in need of mowing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A perfect hum, high-pitched and swollen, like someone had put the teakettle on and it had come to a boil. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An invisible humming engine shone a small spotlight onto one corner of her desk, to the upper right of the geometry text, and the triangles they were studying all looked like bread. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that weird buzz that the air sometimes takes on when you’re sitting alone in silence, or the faint hum of a computer monitor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When we got there, he was at his table, scraping bark into a bowl, humming to himself. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Quietness has a strange, spongy hum that can nearly break your eardrums. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was humming under her breath, one hand flipping the bacon on the stove, the other holding a folded newspaper. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The humming sound and the unvarying white light induced a sort of faintness, an empty feeling inside his head. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z From the next room I could hear her humming as she measured and poured and stirred. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Then something changes, and the hum rises into a song that wraps around me with the sweetness of a mother's arms. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z All around, the spirits hummed their harmonious spirituals and murmured quietly to one another, their glow pulsing in time with the shimmer growing in the dark waters. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The breeze carries the shouts of children and the drowsy hum of bumblebees. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He swallowed me into a bear hug, then settled back in his chair, humming along with the CD still playing in the background, and picked up the laptop to resume his scrolling. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was a perfect spring day, and the air was alive with birdsong and bee hum. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and feel the hum of the ceiling fan against my cheeks. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Other times, he hums, and when the boys hear him, they sometimes smack his head. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Cranes hummed and robotic arms whirred, folding cardboard boxes, packing shipments, and taking things on and off the belts. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Becker’s Jewel Box was a fancy store, the kind of place I never had occasion to go into, with a humming air conditioner and buzzing fluorescent lights. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The wheels hummed and the windshield wipers slicked a merry rhythm. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Two of the evangelists, a man and a woman, held hands and seesawed from side to side like babies being rocked to sleep, singing and humming excerpts from some cryptic hymns. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the first time I’ve said the word out loud and it sends a hum all the way through me to my toes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A drone hums overhead, recording our silent procession. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was the stillness that had always frightened him before, but this time it was like the moment after Miss Edmunds finished a song, just after the chords hummed down to silence. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The choir behind him begins to hum “Talking to Jesus” and we all stand up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After she dried and wrapped her baby in a towel she hummed quietly while combing out the tangles and plaiting the damp hair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He is preoccupied, like a man humming to himself in the shower without knowing he’s humming; like a man who has other things on his mind. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, the only sound I heard was the low hum of the fluorescent lights overhead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The white light and the humming sound were the same as ever, but the cell was a little more comfortable than the others he had been in. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Watson wears his Santa hat and hums along with the Temptations’ version of “Silent Night” that plays on his phone. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Smiling, he listened to his stomach, listened thankfully to a humming bee. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She sashayed out of the kitchen, and a moment later, I heard her in her bedroom, humming “One Fine Day” by the Chiffons along with the radio and sweeping the floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Still he hummed, irrepressibly, deep in his throat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z For a while the jungle seems almost static, humming, shimmering, but not flaunting its dangers. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z After we eat and drink we have to go to the lavatory down the hall but we can’t get in because Mrs. Leibowitz is inside, humming and singing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I tapped the bowl with a finger and it gave off a resonant hum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was so loud the boat vibrated with it, an ugly hum in the fiberglass. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama hummed “Little Black Cat,” my favorite lullaby, over and over, and I finally fell asleep. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I put my headphones on and start playing “Q.U.E.E.N.” over and over until I can hear the bass and then more until I can hum it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z There was no noise at all except for the quiet hum of the engines, rising up from the bottom of the ship. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z But his mother went on humming, and the boy went back to his thinking. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Granddaddy hummed Vivaldi and puttered nearby with his straining net. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But what I had always thirsted for were the details: the way her hair glinted in the sunlight, her favorite ice cream flavor, the songs she liked to hum, did she bite her nails? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, he starts humming tunes in Spanish. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I worked and hummed, and did not notice the gray sheet of cloud that was sneaking up the mountain from the northwest. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppy says when he was growing up, it hummed with activity. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z About a block away from the peak of the hill, a hum like a massive swarm of bees rose above the distant sounds of traffic. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The brownstone stood out not because of its architecture, but because of the constant hum of activity that burst out of it. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The garage door opened up with a smooth mechanical hum. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruth kept on with her unpacking, checking her inventory against an order form, again humming her song, or another one just like it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I replied, “I can hum. I hum a good deal, too, and even sing, especially when I get out of the spring in the morning. Then I really sing aloud.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She was receiving message after message about where women who looked like Kainene had been seen, and so she went to Enugu, Onitsha, and Benin and came back humming under her breath. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sierra kept her sweet rumba up, imagining congas winding beneath a softly humming voice, letting Robbie’s eyes take her in fully. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I could swear it was humming “It’s a Small World.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She heard a high-tension crackle and hum from the lights, whose cables swung in the wind, scattering the rain and throwing shadows up over the rocks and down again, like a grotesque jump rope. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A low, humming electric tone runs through the arena. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z I hummed a carol as I walked away, finally feeling at peace. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc hummed deep in his throat while he bit his lip. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The antibiotic cream slathered on her feet comes with a nice pain-numbing element, and so the scorching fire of the day before is just a burning hum. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was neither birdsong nor the hum of insects inside the sunken arena. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He jumped aboard, and the hull hummed under his feet, responding to his presence. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The entire greenhouse hummed with power, amplifying his until he was a one-man climate-change phenomenon. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When night came, his mother hummed and picked kernels. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He was humming the wedding song and drumming his finger on the edge of the tailgate. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Delicately sensing decay at last, the regiments of mice hummed out as softly as blown gray leaves in an electrical wind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As she swung along the village road, Alyce, with good feelings tumbling about inside her, hummed and then tra-la-ed and then sang, as loud and clear as a swan. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared down the quiet street, feeling her stumbling beside me, humming a little tune; something fresh, naïve and carefree. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It hummed with laughter and shouts like a big party. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu was startled to see a boy sitting there, humming a song and drinking from an old beer bottle. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside, energy hummed and might leap out at her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was Coalwood moving, talking, humming its eternal symphony of life, work, duty, and job. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It is simply violet light and a hum. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But humming and sailing his cap, driving quickly through his school- work, were only the smallest of Cal’s activities. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I stayed curled up till the roar of the Harriers finally sank under the hum of distant cars and nearby trees. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The air filters cycle on, making a low hum beneath the sound of the fan. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There was soft music playing, a woman repeating the “So hum” over and over in what I guessed was some kind of mantra. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Under the sizzle of the frying butter and the hum of talk, Lyra shifted around to find a more comfortable position for herself. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I tried to block her voice by humming inside my head, but her words penetrated anyway. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z May’s grin dissolved, and out of nowhere she started humming “Oh! Susanna” like her life depended on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lovey started singing it, and before I knew it I was humming along. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The low hum of a centrifuge decelerates until it stops. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Babou hummed to himself as he smoothed out my shoulder seams and rested his hands on them. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Dylan mashes a giant red button and the transporter begins to hum. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I can hear her vest vibrating through the computer, the steady hum in time with mine. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The switch rammed home and there was a crackling hum. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Grandma hums gospel and wherever I move, she seems to know. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Above the hum of the bus’s wheels on the pavement, silence surrounded us. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still cold, but the sun was shining, and her mom was humming that Joni Mitchell song about clouds and circuses. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The voice belonging to the giant eye hummed along with them. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Uhmma hums all the way past the exit to our house. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z They played movie themes, polkas, anything familiar you could hum along to; the corny songs were all dedicated to "Poppy" or "his lovely lady." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z From the kitchen, the hum of the refrigerator was the only sound to be heard, until the banging on the door. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The hallway opened to a large space filled with cubicles, the hum of computers, the rustle of papers, and a few low voices. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He went by humming tunelessly, apparently fearing neither patrollers nor any other dangers of the night. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I liked falling asleep to the quiet hum of his guitar and his soft voice, the notes trembling. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z All over the night side of Mars lovers awoke to listen to their loved ones who lay humming in the darkness. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind us the ocean hummed and sometimes crashed onto itself with a slapping sound like if a long line of people all hit their knees at the same time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then I heard a humming sound so near to my left-hand side that my blanged legs and breathing frozed up all over again. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They walk in the dark, along the edges of high cliffs, humming to themselves, thinking themselves invulnerable. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Diego’s voice was deep and hummed like the constant vibration of the sluggers’ ship. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The engine hummed louder, and the scenery passed faster now. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The bubble tea stand is humming with activity. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z How they held each other and danced to Madeleine’s humming, and she had her eyes closed but Joseph watched her—he didn’t want to close his eyes. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z It nearly killed my father after she left, I know it, but he continued on doing everything just as before, whistling and humming and finding little gifts for people. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A rumbling hum comes from the giant and a sign lights up that reads “Heating.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not see the lace curtains parting, or Mrs. Cobb watching him sprinting, or hear her humming “I Have Some Friends Before Me Gone.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Nana kept knitting in the passenger seat, and Granddad tapped a finger on the steering wheel, humming along to a song only he could hear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He doesn’t know when it starts, but it does, humming. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Neumann One hums in front of him as he carries a can of fuel through the stalks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Dad hums for a few seconds, moving his head in time to the music, and when he stops, he smiles. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The sweet, carrion scent of dogwood filled the air; in the evening sunshine, the insects hummed around the dense white cymes hanging low above the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Like you could see his pulsing, humming heart through his skin. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The computer keeps humming and the two of us sit there, silently thinking. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. van Heerden fed it a kind of smelly liquid, and it hummed away as it made the lights shine and the stove hot. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan began to hum the Move melody and belted out the words as best he could between deep inhales. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Senior hall hums, the air thick with anxiety. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z There is great pleasure in being out in the city before the sun is up, streetlights glowing, the hum of a Parisian day commencing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When Mr. Jacobs pulled a thick black cable out of the wall, the hum dropped out. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z An unseen air conditioner hums loudly, blasting freezing air into the room. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Turner played hymn after hymn, repeating a few verses when she hummed to the chorus, taking care to avoid the ones that suggested the pleasures of leaving this weary world. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The cicadas hummed their one-note song, just as they had at home in Florida. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s humming as though he’s happy at the sight of the meal I made. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then Sam began to hum some tune I knew but couldn’t quite name, and Esme played with her duck in the tub, and ever so slowly, the Feeling began to diminish. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I moved my eyeballs just the tiniest bit more and saw exactly what it was that was making that music humming sound. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z And somewhere in that happy humming hive of athletic, preternaturally normal teenagers is my brother. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Benji couldn’t hear their conversation over the hum of the engines, but they smiled and nodded, so he imagined they were talking about the weather and not money. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Surrounded by nature—a gurgling stream, the caws, chirps of birds, a forest quiet humming underneath all the other sounds. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He sits now and hums and looks out the window. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Father Cham hummed as he led Pong away from the hall and up the steps of another open-air building. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There was an angry hum, followed by a slight explosion that caused something to rattle, and I could hear a low roaring begin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The forest was quiet in here, like a room so full of small voices it hummed with silence. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Of the sharp smell of tar, and trains passing, and bees humming in the window boxes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Why are you humming? You want to get us caught? Idiot.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I hummed to it in a low voice and held out my hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The car tires hummed on the asphalt and made her sleepy. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When Hodor came bustling in, smiling and humming tunelessly, he found the boy resigned to his fate. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The television hummed, a jingly ad for laundry soap. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z My eyes adjust quickly to the dim light, and I see the source of the hum. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z They hovered just above the ground, making a long, low hum that stretched to the end of the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Gum Baby ignored me and hummed a few bars from the song she’d been making up. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I dropped to my hands and knees and crawled forward alongside the humming body of the plane. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They heard a scuffle of monkeys feeding in the trees, a hum of insects, an occasional low huh-huh call of a monkey. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He hummed and chuckled as he did his best to put it all together. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He began a low moan, so Aunt Goldie began humming to the organ’s “Abide with Me.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I heard a crackle of static, followed by a low hum, as the TV warmed up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The ones that hummed like yellow jackets were close, very close. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z A low-pitched hum breaks through the din, followed by an electronic beep, like a warning signal. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He laid the things out in a pattern particular to him and hummed a soft, light tune I hadn’t heard before. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “At the end it says, ‘We’d eat, you humming and me swinging my legs.’ A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A guard coasted off of a rail to a floating stop a foot or so above the ground, his forebear humming as he balanced on it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Behind me, I could hear Mama’s slippers shuffling around on the hardwood floor, and she was humming. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In the car, Mama hums a little to the radio, which is good. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The motor hummed as we moved out, the only boat on the creek. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She was doing a crossword puzzle and humming a song I didn't recognize. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She gets further away from humming and helping. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Miles hummed past before his voice floated back to her. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Ben’s Noise is humming a little tune out near one of the irrigashun spouts so I take a turn and head across the field toward him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But her mother was in the kitchen humming happily and clattering pot lids as the visitors sat around the table toasting each other with glasses of mint tea and gobbling roasted chickpeas. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Cat and Kittens surrounded him, buried him, and their thick and rumbling purrs reminded him of the hum of the bees, and the taste of honey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She half carried me to her chair, pulled me onto her lap, and rocked me back and forth, back and forth, humming a lullaby I’d never heard. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The radio hums to life; its dim amber light casts an eerie glow in the darkness. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z A low hum, a rumble under- foot, a deep-throated whistle, faint at first and then louder as the train gets close. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Dad started humming the theme tune of Laurel and Hardy, his favourite thing to watch on TV. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z His dad is at the sink, shucking ears of corn and humming along to an old Chente record. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They sat together, Queen Marie humming cheerfully while Hazel drew pictures. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The rhythmic turning of the wagon wheels, the hum of insects in the barley fields along the road, and the beat of Grandfather’s heart blended into a lullaby. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Queen had hugged him and hummed old hymns to him and filled in the empty spaces in his heart. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A thermostat clicked on and a heater started humming. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z You can feel it: it’s like the hum of electric lights, the change in atmosphere as the train pulls up to the red signal. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The constant hum of work filled the cavernous space — the clicking of fingers on keyboards. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z My mind hums this kind of static, and I just know the buzz is gonna come. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Alyce sat down and listened to the humming of the bees and the purring of the cat. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When the boy saw that he was not going to be punished, his frightened expression disappeared, and he smiled and hummed as he came back with the broom. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She starts playing the song again and humming. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My nerves hum, and this moment when my body feels both chaotic and determined is what was missing with Mitch. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He was making out like he was walking a very straight line, the way kids do, and the whole time he kept singing and humming. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I could still hear them humming at the graveside, even though we were miles away in a colored cemetery with crumbled markers and weeds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The red dirt beneath her feet seemed to hum, and the collective smells around her formed a fragrance of their own. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then, because the stretch limo was already humming on the anti- grav pad, she patted them fondly and ran out the door. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was blue-collar all the way, located inside a corrugated metal shell; metal shavings covered the floor around the heavy equipment, which filled the shop with a regular hum. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Angel got home late in the afternoon, humming with excitement and happiness. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When Sierra first heard the humming, it wasn’t because it had just started then; it sounded as though it had been going on for a while. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when she was very happy, Mama Bellini whistled, and once or twice Mario had heard her hum. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The humming of the screws overhead dropped an octave and a half, back through wasp and hornet to bumble bee, to cockchafer, to stag- beetle. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Merry, who was sitting on Mama’s lap, started humming “Jingle Bells.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The wine began to hum through Jake’s veins and he felt himself entering again the kaleidoscope of drunkenness. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The whole class hums like a happy hive at this and Sandy launches them into a theoretical discussion about whether the artist even matters after the art has been created. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He even hummed a little, although he did not realize it, and would have stopped himself if he had known. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As he worked he hummed, and she made up words about the seal who wanted to be a coat. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled once on the starter, the motor hummed, and she headed the boat out into the bay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry hummed a little and walked over to the stove. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But when he heard her humming to it, he played the second verse, and then the third, and while his fingers took on the chorus, he turned to look at her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then I heard a low, ominous hum, followed by a piece of music from that film’s score: “Also Sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The rain begins again, tapping against the window like an intruder or a warning, and finally, at the very peak of the room’s growing hum, a child begins hiccupping. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z After being pressed up tight to life and death, it’s what I believe in—a distilled hum that I plan to follow through this life and maybe the next, like my own personal anthem. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then he left me there, wandering off sideways through the corn instead of down the rows, alternately whistling and humming a song I didn’t know. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I hurried, the sound drawing closer, myriad-voiced, humming, enfolding me, numbing the air, as I started beneath the ramp. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The gun had made only a whispering hum. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was installed and humming happily as I loaded Auk XXII-A on top of the washing machine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There's a low hum of voices in the background, but I can't make out the words. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The only sound, just before dawn, was a night watchman, far away down a lonely street, walking along in the darkness, humming a very strange song.... The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening, while Grandmother sat in my hospital room, rocking me back and forth as she hummed her favorite hymn, “On the Battlefield for My Lord,” Mother paced the floor weeping aloud in her despair. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I measured the flour and the salt and the baking powder, and the whole time, Betty Allen was standing at the counter opposite me humming under her breath. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The humming stops and I hear a voice, far-off and muddled. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Glancing over my shoulder, I could see the lights of Yankee Stadium across the water and Harlem River Drive beside us, traffic humming like bumblebees. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z All I hear is the hum of the refrigerator and the creaking of the stool when I shift or swivel. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The singing woman quieted down and, humming the tune, walked through the crowd toward the rose-petal lady, who was still cradling her stomach. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I hummed it while George listened carefully, trying to follow me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Fiona hummed along with the radio as she looked me over. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The Negro was sitting with his back toward me, humming something in calypso. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The machine chirps its approval, and to its gently humming mechanisms, he could be anybody. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It hummed a tune in the underbrush and rustled the leaves on the huge red oak. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The drowsy hum of the Converter is louder in the control room and mixed with it is the chuckle of the Geiger Counters and the erratic buzzing of half a dozen little signal lights. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The rumble of the car faded, became part of the distant background hum. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The tension in the classroom was gone, and the familiar hum of noise returned, increasing rapidly. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The water hums, whispers, and spins white threads before pooling at the bottom. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A bread loaf of a woman wearing a small hat began to hum. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Once I heard her humming a pretty melody in her room, some Korean folk song, but as I walked toward her doorway to hear it better she stopped immediately, and I never heard it again. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam shook her head, and Bitter hummed to herself, looking around the bathroom. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She was showing it to us, humming the music under her breath as she moved through the port de bras and pique turns. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The words hummed in the air between them, stronger than any magic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He places his elbows on the wooden table and lets out a hum. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and promise the door that I will not talk or hum or make weird mouth noises and I turn the knob. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pet hummed, a light vibration shaking through the room. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Already the humming pitch had risen in the church, and those who knew had popped their eyes in anticipation of the coming excitement. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A humming noise alerts me to the fact that the electric current has been switched on. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The Hyperborean was cradling a Native American totem pole wrapped in furs, humming to it like a baby. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I hum to myself to drown out his voice. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The only sound was the power hum of electric lines and dynamos, still alive, all by themselves. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She puts the spoon in Frederick’s mouth and he hums as he swallows: he is happy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Montag felt himself turning in a great circling roar and buzz and hum. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma’s putting up beans in jars, and all the while she hums to Shiloh like he’s a baby in a cradle, not a dog in a box. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is where we keep all the cells,” he yelled over a deafening mechanical hum that made Deborah’s and Zakariyya’s hearing aids squeal. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The little terror even had the nerve to hum to herself while she scarfed my meal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Liddy, from the bushes, barely heard it over the hum of the air conditioner. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Once the organ began to hum, the chatter muted and everyone took a seat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It seems fairly clear that if self-destruction is not the overwhelmingly preponderant fate of galactic civilizations, then the sky is softly humming with messages from the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave the room one final, satisfactory sweep before lifting the hem of his agbada and making his way out of the study, a low hum on his lips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It grew longer and longer—three feet, five feet, ten!—and my jaw dropped as John Henry’s hammer hummed with energy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She hummed the wedding march while she rocked him, only sometimes she had to press her lips together to keep from laughing out loud. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Over seven tapes and thirteen stories, her voice was kept at a slight distance by this steady hum in the background. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The air hummed before his club cracked against my leg. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z People hummed in agreement as her voice grew louder and more distraught. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In this case Kathy was humming a tune she couldn’t even remember the name of, and Aisha was sitting, tense but accepting. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The ramp retracted, and there was a sharp hum as the ship’s security system activated. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I hear a voice humming, somewhere in the distance. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z After what seemed like hours, the engine began to hum. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Though Babi worked at Silo, Kabul’s gigantic bread factory, where he labored amid the heat and the humming machinery stoking the massive ovens and mill grains all day, he was a university-educated man. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Machinery hums in the distance: pistons throbbing, belts turning. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And she went behind the candy counter and hummed, “Glory, glory, hallelujah, when I lay my burden down.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They hear a humming sound, the drone of a small plane, and they turn as the plane enters the valley between the mountains. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Nathan hummed the third song he learned, which he called the Move song. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z |
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