action vs hum

action and hum both are nouns.

action and hum both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
hum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hum is a hyponym of action; that is, hum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:

action: the state of being active
hum: the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

Other hyponyms of action include agency, busyness, behavior, behaviour, eructation, eruption, extravasation, operation, overdrive, play, swing.

action (noun)	hum (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field	a humming noise
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong	the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
a military engagement
an act by a government body or supranational organization
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active

action (verb)	hum (verb)
put in effect	sing with closed lips
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against	make a low continuous sound
	sound with a monotonous hum
	be noisy with activity

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