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Definition of Humstrums
1. humstrum [n] - See also: humstrum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Humstrums
Literary usage of Humstrums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1896)
"Am I, then, come into Spain to hear humstrums and hurdy-gurdies?» Beckford asked
indignantly a hundred years ago. But every new traveler goes to the country ..."
2. Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy by Vernon Lee (1908)
"... voices trilling divisions upon two notes and a half, accompanied by an orchestra
of humstrums, . . . des miaulements et des hurlements effroyables, ..."
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