Word: hummed
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...Rabbit “Three-Finger” Waddell in the late 1800s, “walk-up music” first took root in the ancient sport of baseball. But without the technological capacity of today’s state-of-the-art venues, Waddell was forced to hum the latest ditties as he “walked up” to the batter?...
...Bell’s services preceding one of his final exams, including, but not limited to, a wake-up call, a shared meal in the dining hall, one encouraging sign made with a sharpie marker, and Bell’s promise to “half-hum, half-sing inspirational songs” preceding the exam...
Some of Reagan's lieutenants venture that a ho-hum outcome might be acceptable to Gorbachev too. In the U.S. reading, the Soviet leader wants an easing of tensions with the U.S. in order to concentrate on pepping up the Soviet economy, but he has not made clear and perhaps not decided himself how far he is willing to modify Soviet policy to do so. At the moment he needs not only to prove to his colleagues in Moscow's collective leadership that he is not caving in to the U.S., but to keep foreign affairs relatively quiet. Consequently, says...
Passim attracts a mix of all ages, from Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School kids to aging folk-hippies. When a performer launches into the chorus of a cover song, the diffuse hum of audience members singing along accompanies the music. It’s a comfortable crowd, one that exudes acceptance and ’60s-flavored tranquility...
...question sheepishly revealed that his own gift wasn’t exactly the epitome of reciprocity: a sterling silver key chain. “But it’s a nice one, it’s from Tiffany’s!” he protested. How ho-hum. Bling or not, this boy’s babe got served...