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  • 11Jimmy MacDonald (sound effects artist) — John James Jimmy MacDonald (May 19, 1906 February 1, 1991 Glendale, California, USA) was a Scottish voice actor and the original head of the Disney sound effects department, and the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1947 to 1977. In addition to… …

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  • 12eolian sound — ▪ wind noise also spelled  Aeolian,         sound produced by wind when it encounters an obstacle. Fixed objects, such as buildings and wires, cause humming or other constant sounds called eolian tones; moving objects, such as twigs and leaves,… …

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  • 13The Hum — is a generic name for a series of phenomena involving a persistent and invasive low frequency humming noise not audible to all people. Hums have been reported in various geographical locations. In some cases a source has been located. A Hum on… …

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  • 14hum — [[t]hʌ̱m[/t]] hums, humming, hummed 1) VERB If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise. The birds sang, the bees hummed... Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again... [V ing] There was a low humming sound in the sky. N… …

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  • 15Bumble bee — For other uses, see Bumblebee (disambiguation) and Bombus (disambiguation). Bombus Bombus terrestris Scientific classification …

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  • 16hum — 01. He was happily [humming] a tune to himself as he worked. 02. Bees [hummed], and birds sang in the sunny spring air. 03. Even when we were in the forest far from the traffic, we could hear cars [humming] by on the highway. 04. The [hum] of… …

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  • 17buzz — buzz1 buzzingly, adv. /buz/, n. 1. a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking. 2. a rumor or report. 3. Informal. a phone call: When I find out, I ll give you a buzz. 4. Slang. a. a feeling of intense enthusiasm,… …

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  • 18Alpaca — Taxobox name = Alpaca status = DOM image width = 250px image caption = An unshorn Alpaca grazing regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Camelidae genus = Vicugna species = V. pacos binomial = Vicugna… …

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  • 19buzz — noun 1》 a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, made by or similar to that made by an insect.     ↘the sound of a buzzer or telephone.     ↘informal a telephone call. 2》 an atmosphere of excitement and activity.     ↘informal a thrill. 3》… …

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  • 20drone — verb make a continuous low humming sound. ↘speak tediously and at length: Jim droned on for an hour. noun 1》 a low continuous humming sound.     ↘a pipe (especially in a set of bagpipes) or string used to sound a continuous note of low pitch. 2》… …

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