HULOIST
Hu"lo*ist, n.
Defn: See Hyloist.
HULOTHEISM
Hu"lo*the*ism, n.
Defn: See Hylotheism.
HULVER
Hul"ver, n. Etym: [OE. hulfere; prob. akin to E. holly.]
Defn: Holly, an evergreen shrub or tree.
HUM Hum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Humming.] Etym: [Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D. hommelen. sq. root15.]
1. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums. P. Fletcher. Still humming on, their drowsy course they keep. Pope.
2. To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone. The cloudy messenger turns me his back, And hums. Shak.
3. Etym: [Cf. Hum, interj.]