sound vs hum

sound and hum both are nouns.

sound is an adjective but hum is not an adjective.

sound and hum both are verbs.

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

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

sound: make a certain noise or sound
hum: sound with a monotonous hum

Other hyponyms of sound include snarl, sing, whistle, blow, ting, make noise, noise, resound, splat, twang, clang, clangor, clank, clangor, clangour, boom, boom out, beat, drum, thrum, rattle, beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock, resonate, vibrate, crash, tweet, twirp, skirl, gurgle, glug, blow, whish, guggle, ping, knock, ping, pink, trump, squelch, chug, peal, ring, bombilate, bombinate, buzz, chime, rustle, crack, snap, crack, beep, blare, claxon, honk, toot, whistle, echo, resound, reverberate, ring, thud, thump, clop, clump, clunk, plunk, patter, pitter-patter, knock, pink, rap, tap, click, tick, chatter, click, pop, chink, clink, tink, tinkle, slosh, slush, splash, splosh, thrum, bleep, grumble, rumble, boom, din, bang, babble, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple, lap, swish, swoosh, swosh, drone, birr, purr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz, roll.

sound (noun)	hum (noun)
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause	a humming noise
the subjective sensation of hearing something	the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
the audible part of a transmitted signal
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
a large ocean inlet or deep bay
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

sound (adjective)	hum (adjective)
financially secure and safe
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
complete; thorough
(of sleep) deep and complete
in excellent physical condition
exercising or showing good judgment
free from moral defect
vigorous or severe
having legal efficacy or force
logically valid

sound (verb)	hum (verb)
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line	sing with closed lips
utter with vibrating vocal chords	make a low continuous sound
make a certain noise or sound	sound with a monotonous hum
cause to sound	be noisy with activity
announce by means of a sound
give off a certain sound or sounds
appear in a certain way

Difference between sound and hum

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