Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

szum in English:

1. hum


the fridge humming
I began to hum along with the music.
Can you smell that hum?
hum of the airconditioning
Stop humming!
hum a tune
When I was a child hum of my dad's car engine would put me to sleep with ease.
The computers were humming in the background.
Mrs Jumbo hummed for a little while longer, then stood up.
There must be something wrong with the TV - it's humming
Sometimes I hum my favourite songs.
I don’t remember the words of the song, but I can hum the tune.
I could hear the machine humming in the next room.
When I'm happy I like to hum a song
Hum baby to sleep.

English word "szum"(hum) occurs in sets:

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2. background noise


The recording wasn't very good, there was too much background noise.

English word "szum"(background noise) occurs in sets:

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3. whirring



4. white noise



English word "szum"(white noise) occurs in sets:

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5. rustle


the rustle of a newspaper being folded
The leaves rustled in the breeze. He rustled his papers. I've heard a rustle.
The leaves rustled in the breeze.
if leaves, papers, clothes etc rustle, or if you rustle them, they make a noise as they rub against each other
and it made the trees rustle like living things.
the rustle of the leaves
rustle open
rustle of the wind in the trees
... the Universe, to the rustle and the chirp of...

English word "szum"(rustle) occurs in sets:

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6. abuzz


The air was abuzz with military helicopters.
has been abuzz

English word "szum"(abuzz) occurs in sets:

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