Droning sound

The answer

HUM

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HUM answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• MONOTONE (2 uses in xd)
• WHIR (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for HUM

Every other clue in this collection answered by HUM, most used first.

• Drone - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Run smoothly - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Engine sound - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Sing without words - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Buzz - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Sing wordlessly - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Play a kazoo - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Smooth engine sound - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Be busy - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Run well - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Carry a tune without words - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Engine noise - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Play the kazoo - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Rhythmic sound - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

Related clues

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• Dove's sound - COO, used 123 times
• Pound sound - ARF, used 111 times
• Sound of disapproval - TSK, used 104 times
• Sheep sound - BAA, used 85 times
• Sound booster - AMP, used 84 times
• Pigeon sound - COO, used 82 times

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