the hum of bees

  • 91bhreus-3, bhrū̆ s- —     bhreus 3, bhrū̆ s     English meaning: to boil; to sound, etc.     Deutsche Übersetzung: “brausen, wallen, rauschen, hervorquellen or sprießen, sich bauschen, Bũschel, Gestrũpp under likewise”     Note: esp. in Gmc. words; perhaps to bhreu… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 92drone — I [[t]droʊn[/t]] n. 1) ent the male of the honeybee and other bees that is stingless and makes no honey 2) a craft operated by remote control, esp. a pilotless airplane guided by radio signals 3) a person who lives on the labor of others;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 93mesmeric — mes|mer|ic [mezˈmerık] adj very attractive or having a very powerful effect, so that people cannot think of anything else ▪ a mesmeric performance ▪ the mesmeric hum of the bees …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 94buzz — noun 1) the buzz of the bees Syn: hum, murmur, drone 2) an insistent buzz from her control panel Syn: tone, purr, ring, warble, note, beep, alarm, warning …

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