hyräillä — meaning in English

English meaning

• croon verb To sing or hum softly and gently, typically in a low, sentimental voice.
• hum verb To sing a tune with your lips closed, without forming words.

Senses

hyräillä is used for these senses in English:

• croon To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.
• hum (intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
• hum (transitive, UK, dated, slang) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.

hum — full definition

1. verb To sing a tune with your lips closed, without forming words.
2. verb To make a low, steady, continuous sound.
3. noun A low, steady, continuous sound.

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