hum-buzzとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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hum-buzz (plural hum-buzzes)

1. (onomatopoeia) A low, continuous, droning sound (like a bee or an idling engine), often indicating a mechanical or electrical noise.

   Synonyms: buzz, hum

   • 2007 June, Vajra, Ragna, Analog 1960-2008‎:

     Speaking so quietly I was confident the ambient hum-buzz and the trio of phone conversations would keep anyone farther than a foot away from eavesdropping.

   • 2019 May 12, 4chan‎, /x/, archived from the original on 12 January 2024:

     [...] you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms [...]

2. Hubbub; busy activity or excitement.

   Synonym: hubbub