Synonyms for ho-hum
ˈhoʊˈhʌm, -ˌhʌmho-hum

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1. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisomeadjective

   so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

   "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

   Synonyms:
   dull, dim, windy, wearisome, wordy, dense, muted, boring, verbose, dumb, leaden, tedious, slow, sluggish, obtuse, deadening, tiresome, muffled, long-winded, irksome, thudding, softened

   Antonyms:
   interesting

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1. Steven Rauch:

   You hum - if you hear your own voice amplified in the blocked ear, there’s nothing to worry about, it’s probably ear wax or fluid, if you hear your voice amplified in the good ear, that’s an emergency.

2. Janet Bednarek:

   It was a relatively new design, it’s a roomy four-seater airplane and it was known for being reliable and fairly easy to fly – something you do n’t have to pay attention to every moment. And when you’re doing long duration, you want an airplane that’s just going to kind of hum along there.

3. Lilambar Lalit:

   Hum Woh Engineer Nahi...

4. Olivia Wilde:

   It is constant, I find that quite energizing, the relentless asking and answering of questions, leaves you buzzing. And then of course, you face plan when you get home. But it’s a different kind of exhaustion...That’s one of the reasons that I really prefer directing, because I think that the constant hum of intensity and energy lights me up.

5. Brittany Mann:

   At first, it started out as a hum but the sound got louder and louder.