| Sing with no words (rhymes with "sum") |
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| Engine noise |
Premier Sunday |
14 Sep 2025 |
| Nothing needs to be said to do it |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2025 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
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| Sing with closed lips |
|
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| Low, steady sound |
Universal |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Sing with the lips closed |
The Times Concise |
08 Aug 2025 |
| Sing with closed lips |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2025 |
| To sing with no words |
|
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| The sound bees make will smell bad (3) |
|
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| Sound less than humble (3) |
|
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| Sing with no words |
|
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| Drone |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Engine sound |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Sing a song without the words |
|
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| Sing without words |
|
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| Low noise; smell |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Jun 2025 |
| Do something tuneful with a Schumann piece (3) |
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| Closed-mouth sound |
Commuter |
09 Jun 2025 |
| Drone |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Jun 2025 |
| Drone |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 May 2025 |
| A bad smell (sl) (3) |
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| Sing with a closed mouth |
|
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| Harvard University Museum leaders could smell (3) |
|
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| Sound of an electric car |
Universal |
03 May 2025 |
| Winnie-the-Pooh's 'The more it snows' song, which he called An Outdoor ... For Snowy Weather |
|
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| A Schumann piece you can sing (3) |
|
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| Sing a song without lyrics |
|
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| Buzz |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Apr 2025 |
| Sing with lips closed |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2025 |
| Do less then sing |
Family Time |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Sing wordlessly: -thetune |
|
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| Murmur |
The Times Sunday Concise |
16 Mar 2025 |
| Low murmur |
Newsday |
09 Mar 2025 |
| "Sing" along wordlessly |
|
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| Rhythmic sound |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Feb 2025 |
| Engine noise |
LA Times Daily |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Sing without words |
|
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| Bit of a chump, but sound (3) |
|
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| Low, steady, continuous sound like that of a bee |
Puzzler Backwords |
20 Jan 2025 |
| How to play the kazoo |
Newsday |
20 Jan 2025 |
| A low monotonous tone |
|
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| Sing with no lyrics |
|
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| Sing without opening your mouth (3) |
|
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| Sing without lyrics, say |
|
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| How to play the kazoo |
Newsday |
22 Dec 2024 |
| Smell from rubbish not OK |
|
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| Sing wordlessly |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Bee's buzz |
|
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| Sing without words |
|
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| Continuous murmur in a hive of activity? (3) |
|
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| Make music with closed lips (3) |
|
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| Drone |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Oct 2024 |
| Sing with sealed lips, perhaps |
|
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| Sing with no lyrics |
|
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| First "H" in HAHK? |
|
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| Sing without lyrics |
|
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| Keep one's mouth shut, but not stay silent |
New York Times |
28 Sep 2024 |
| Murmur croon |
|
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| To sing with no words |
|
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| Play a kazoo |
Commuter |
13 Sep 2024 |
| Engine sound |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Sep 2024 |
| Sing without words |
Universal |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Purr, whirr (3) |
|
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| Sing with closed lips |
|
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| ____ along if you don't know the words! |
The Telegraph Mini |
15 Aug 2024 |
| Sing with no words |
|
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| Hard-up mothers initially give off unpleasant smell (3) |
|
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| Sing a Hummel piece (3) |
|
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| What to do when you don't know the words |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jul 2024 |
| Sing without words |
|
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| Sound and smell (3) |
|
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| Low drone |
Newsday |
31 May 2024 |
| Half the people on earth smell |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 May 2024 |
| Drone or buzz |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 May 2024 |
| Sing with a closed mouth |
|
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| Engine sound |
Thomas Joseph |
14 May 2024 |
| Fire on all cylinders |
New York Times |
09 May 2024 |
| How bees sing with their mouths shut? (3) |
|
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| Sing with no lyrics |
|
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| Engine sound |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Apr 2024 |
| Sing along without using words |
|
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| Sing a Schumann piece (3) |
|
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| The sound of 'pong'? (3) |
|
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| How to play the kazoo |
Newsday |
31 Mar 2024 |
| Hard-up men initially smell badly (3) |
|
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| Wordlessly sing |
Universal |
30 Mar 2024 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
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| Inhuman sound? (3) |
|
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| Drone |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Mar 2024 |
| Sing with your mouth closed |
Universal |
16 Mar 2024 |
| Sing with pursed lips |
Commuter |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Low engine noise |
|
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| Friend avoiding cold gets to be active (3) |
|
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| Sing without words |
|
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| Instruction to a child learning how to blow bubbles underwater |
|
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| Make a low continuous noise (3) |
|
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| Sing with a closed mouth |
Commuter |
08 Feb 2024 |
| Sing without words |
Commuter |
03 Feb 2024 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
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| Make musical mmm mmm sounds |
|
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| Sound a bit of a chump? |
|
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| What to do when you don't know the words to a song |
Universal |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Whistle alternative |
|
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| Sing without lyrics, say |
|
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| Ouietly sing to fairly central Schumann piece (3) |
|
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| Run smoothly |
Universal |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Ho-__; boring |
Commuter |
06 Dec 2023 |
| Engine sound |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Dec 2023 |
| Low, steady, continuous sound like that of a bee |
Puzzler Backwords |
06 Nov 2023 |
| Sing with closed lips |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2023 |
| Low, continuous sound |
USA Today |
31 Oct 2023 |
| Sing with your mouth closed |
USA Today |
08 Oct 2023 |
| Drone |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Oct 2023 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
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| Sing with lips closed |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2023 |
| Sing wordlessly |
USA Today |
03 Jul 2023 |
| Drone |
The Times Concise |
02 Jul 2023 |
| Murmur |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Jun 2023 |
| Sing with your mouth closed |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2023 |
| Run smoothly, as an engine |
New York Times |
22 May 2023 |
| Sing with a closed mouth, say |
|
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| Drone |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Apr 2023 |
| Sing without words |
|
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| Low, continuous sound |
|
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| Sing with your mouth closed |
Family Time |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Sing wordlessly |
USA Today |
19 Mar 2023 |
| What many air conditioners do |
New York Times |
20 Jan 2023 |
| Sing without showing one's teeth? |
|
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| Good engine sound |
Universal |
21 Dec 2022 |
| Drone |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2022 |
| Rhythmic sound |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Dec 2022 |
| Drone |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Dec 2022 |
| Sing without lyrics |
|
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| What you may get out of your refrigerator |
Newsday |
19 Nov 2022 |
| Sing wordlessly |
USA Today |
05 Nov 2022 |
| Sing with sealed lips, perhaps |
|
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| Buzz |
Canadiana |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Rhythmic sound |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Sep 2022 |
| A sign of business that is open to question |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Drone |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2022 |
| Sound of activity in university Her Majesty is going round |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Aug 2022 |
| Noise from a beehive |
Premier Sunday |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Sing with a closed mouth |
|
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| Sing with no words? |
|
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| Sing with a closed mouth |
Family Time |
12 Jun 2022 |
| Sing with closed lips |
Irish Times Simplex |
26 Apr 2022 |
| Sing sans words |
|
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| Play the kazoo |
Newsday |
10 Feb 2022 |
| Sing with closed lips |
The Times Concise |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Play a kazoo |
Universal |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Sing with closed lips |
Irish Times Simplex |
19 Jan 2022 |
| Keep one’s mouth shut? |
New York Times |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Sing with your mouth closed |
Universal |
15 Jan 2022 |
| Steady drone |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jan 2022 |
| Drone |
The Times Concise |
02 Jan 2022 |
| Run smoothly |
LA Times Daily |
14 Nov 2021 |
| To sing with no lyrics |
|
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| Sing without words |
|
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| Sing with no words |
|
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| Engine sound |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Oct 2021 |
| Sing along without words |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2021 |
| Stink; buzz |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Aug 2021 |
| Engine sound |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Sing without words |
|
|
| Smooth engine sound |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Smooth engine sound |
The Washington Post |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Engine sound |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Jun 2021 |
| Sing without lyrics |
|
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| Sing a tune with lips sealed |
|
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| Sing a melody with closed lips |
|
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| Nasty smell |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 May 2021 |
| Sing with closed lips |
The Times Concise |
29 Apr 2021 |
| Sing with your mouth closed |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2021 |
| Steady drone |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Mar 2021 |
| Sing a wordless tune |
Newsday |
10 Mar 2021 |
| Carry a tune without words |
|
|
| Low drone |
Universal |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Buzz |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Feb 2021 |
| Drone |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Dec 2020 |
| Fan sound |
Premier Sunday |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Background noise |
Newsday |
19 Nov 2020 |
| Fire on all cylinders |
The Washington Post |
08 Nov 2020 |
| Fire on all cylinders |
LA Times Daily |
08 Nov 2020 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
Newsday |
11 Oct 2020 |
| Play a kazoo |
USA Today |
22 Sep 2020 |
| Sing wordlessly |
USA Today |
11 Sep 2020 |
| Drone |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Sep 2020 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
|
| Smell strongly |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Jul 2020 |
| Generator's output |
New York Times |
23 May 2020 |
| Sound from a fan |
New York Times |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Beehive sound |
Universal |
03 Apr 2020 |
| Buzz |
Universal |
31 Mar 2020 |
| Whirring |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Good machine sound |
Universal |
04 Mar 2020 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
|
| Engine noise |
Premier Sunday |
05 Jan 2020 |
| Bees make it |
|
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| Participate in karaoke with closed lips? |
|
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| Drone |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 Oct 2019 |
| Sing with closed lips |
Irish Times Simplex |
10 Oct 2019 |
| Low bee-like sound |
|
|
| Sing with closed lips |
|
|
| Fan noise |
Premier Sunday |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Engine sound |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jul 2019 |
| Background noise |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2019 |
| Operate smoothly |
New York Times |
10 Jul 2019 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
|
| Sing with one's mouth closed |
|
|
| Sing with closed lips |
Family Time |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Smooth engine sound |
Universal |
15 Jun 2019 |
| Vibration sound |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2019 |
| Drone or buzz |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 May 2019 |
| Bee sound |
Canadiana |
20 May 2019 |
| Sing with mouth closed |
Newsday |
20 May 2019 |
| Rhythmic sound |
Thomas Joseph |
17 May 2019 |
| Well-tuned engine output |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2019 |
| Unpleasant smell |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Mar 2019 |
| Smooth engine sound |
|
|
| Sing a song without words |
|
|
| Engine sound |
|
|
| Well-tuned engine output |
|
|
| Smooth engine sound |
|
|
| Background noise |
|
|
| Operate smoothly |
|
|
| Low sound |
|
|
| Use kazoos |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2018 |
| Fan noise |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Oct 2018 |
| Run smoothly |
The Washington Post |
29 Oct 2018 |
| Run smoothly |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2018 |
| Engine sound |
The New Yorker |
29 Oct 2018 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
|
| Sing without words |
|
|
| Sing with one's mouth closed |
|
|
| Buzz; stink |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Aug 2018 |
| Half the people on earth smell |
|
|
| Smooth machinery sound |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Smooth machinery sound |
The Washington Post |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Fridge sound |
Jonesin |
29 May 2018 |
| Sing with a closed mouth |
LA Times Daily |
28 May 2018 |
| Sing with a closed mouth |
The Washington Post |
28 May 2018 |
| Vocalize on a kazoo |
New York Times |
14 May 2018 |
| Go smoothly |
The Washington Post |
05 May 2018 |
| Go smoothly |
LA Times Daily |
05 May 2018 |
| Drum starter? |
Universal |
30 Mar 2018 |
| Sing with closed lips |
|
|
| Work smoothly |
The Washington Post Sunday |
14 Jan 2018 |
| ___, Croatian settlement and European attraction known to be the smallest town in the world |
|
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| Drum starter? |
|
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| Fan noise |
|
|
| Go smoothly |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Sing with a closed mouth |
|
|
| Smooth machinery sound |
|
|
| Vocalize on a kazoo |
|
|
| Good engine sound |
New York Times |
11 Dec 2017 |
| Sing with one's mouth shut |
|
|
| Machine sound |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Oct 2017 |
| Smooth engine sound |
LA Times Daily |
03 Oct 2017 |
| Smooth engine sound |
The Washington Post |
03 Oct 2017 |
| Play a kazoo |
LA Times Daily |
26 Sep 2017 |
| Play a kazoo |
The Washington Post |
26 Sep 2017 |
| Sing with one's mouth closed |
|
|
| Air-conditioning sound |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jul 2017 |
| Air-conditioning sound |
The Washington Post |
21 Jul 2017 |
| Refrigerator noise |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jun 2017 |
| Drone |
Universal |
27 May 2017 |
| Run smoothly |
New York Times |
18 May 2017 |
| Fan noise |
LA Times Daily |
12 May 2017 |
| Fan noise |
The Washington Post |
12 May 2017 |
| Half-cut people murmur |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Apr 2017 |
| Good noise from an engine |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2017 |
| Not quite sing |
Family Time |
09 Jan 2017 |
| Drone |
|
|
| Good noise from an engine |
|
|
| Smooth engine sound |
|
|
| Good engine sound |
|
|
| Play a kazoo |
|
|
| Fan noise |
|
|
| Air-conditioning sound |
|
|
| Play a kazoo |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Almost sing |
|
|
| Almost sing |
Universal |
27 Dec 2016 |
| Buzz |
LA Times Daily |
30 Oct 2016 |
| Carry a tune without words |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2016 |
| Run smoothly, as an engine |
Universal |
11 Oct 2016 |
| Copier sound |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2016 |
| "Rattle and __": U2 album |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2016 |
| Work smoothly |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Aug 2016 |
| Engine room noise |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jun 2016 |
| Sing without words |
Newsday |
09 May 2016 |
| Droning sound |
Newsday |
04 Feb 2016 |
| Engine room noise |
|
|
| "Rattle and __": U2 album |
|
|
| Run smoothly, as an engine |
|
|
| Murmur |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Dec 2015 |
| Sing with closed mouth |
Universal |
11 Nov 2015 |
| Engine sound |
Premier Sunday |
01 Nov 2015 |
| Motor sound |
Newsday |
06 Sep 2015 |
| Fan noise |
New York Times |
28 Jul 2015 |
| Be busy |
New York Times |
28 Jun 2015 |
| White noise, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2015 |
| How to play the kazoo |
Newsday |
06 Apr 2015 |
| Work smoothly |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Feb 2015 |
| White noise, perhaps |
|
|
| Be busy |
|
|
| Fan noise |
|
|
| Engine sound |
|
|
| Play the kazoo |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Motor sound |
|
|
| Sing with closed mouth |
|
|
| How to play the kazoo |
|
|
| "Downward Is Heavenward" band |
|
|
| Run well |
|
|
| Drone |
|
|
| Sing without words |
|
|
| Engine sound |
|
|
| Refrigerator sound |
|
|
| Run well |
|
|
| Buzz |
|
|
| U2 album Rattle & ___ |
|
|
| Relative to 10-Down, Jackson 5 song in which the lyrics explain that it has no lyrics |
|
|
| Drone |
|
|
| Substitute for forgotten words |
|
|
| Smooth engine sound |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
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| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Beehive sound |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Running sound |
|
|
| Low murmur |
|
|
| Play the kazoo |
|
|
| Sound of a fan |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Drone |
|
|
| Low monotonous noise |
|
|
| Sing with lips closed |
|
|
| "Dinger" or "drum" starter |
|
|
| Had smash "Stars" |
|
|
| Sign of smooth operation |
|
|
| Run nicely |
|
|
| Purr |
|
|
| Carry a tune without words |
|
|
| Sign of smooth operation |
|
|
| Fridge sound |
|
|
| Droning sound |
|
|
| Work smoothly |
|
|
| Motor noise |
|
|
| Run smoothly, as a machine |
|
|
| Indistinct murmur |
|
|
| Accompany musically, maybe |
|
|
| Fridge sound |
|
|
| Droning sound |
|
|
| Bustle |
|
|
| What fans do |
|
|
| Sing with one's mouth shut |
|
|
| "Dinger" or "drum" starter |
|
|
| Low, droning sound |
|
|
| Be busy |
|
|
| Engine sound |
|
|
| Sing without words |
|
|
| Low, droning sound |
|
|
| Amp problem |
|
|
| Smooth engine sound |
|
|
| Sing with one's mouth shut |
|
|
| Sing with closed lips |
|
|
| "Rattle and ___" (U2 album) |
|
|
| Sing, in a way |
|
|
| Buzz |
|
|
| Sing, in a way |
|
|
| What you can do if you don't know the words |
|
|
| Fake the vocals in Rock Band, say |
|
|
| Unwanted speaker sound |
|
|
| Drum intro? |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Symptom for a car mechanic |
|
|
| Sing without words |
|
|
| Sing with closed lips |
|
|
| Buzz |
|
|
| Hive sound |
|
|
| Hive sound |
|
|
| Play a kazoo |
|
|
| Make music on a comb |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
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| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Sound system problem |
|
|
| Substitute for forgotten words |
|
|
| Motor's sound |
|
|
| Ho follower |
|
|
| Substitute for forgotten words |
|
|
| Sound system problem |
|
|
| Participate without the lyrics |
|
|
| Sing wordlessly |
|
|
| Drone |
|
|
| Karaoke singer's filler |
|
|
| Electronic noise |
|
|
| Motor sound |
|
|
| Karaoke singer's filler |
|
|
| Be busy |
|
|
| Sound of tires on the highway |
|
|
| Continuous sound |
|
|
| Closed-lips sound |
|
|
| Make a kazoo buzz |
|
|
| Play a kazoo |
|
|
| Run smoothly |
|
|
| Be at a loss for words? |
|
|
| Busy state of activity |
|
|
| Run well |
|
|
| Bustle |
|
|
| Play the kazoo |
|
|
| Bustle |
|
|
| Run smoothly, as an engine |
|
|
| Engine noise |
|
|
| Be at a loss for words? |
|
|
| Engine noise |
|
|
| Droning sound |
|
|
| Sing, sort of |
|
|
| Drone |
|
|
| Sound of a well-tuned engine |
|
|
| Forget the lyrics, maybe |
|
|
| Forget the words? |
|
|
| Pass the time, maybe |
|
|
| Speaker interference |
|
|
| Forget the words? |
|
|
| Use kazoos |
|
|
| Droning sound |
|
|
| Speaker interference |
|
|
| Sing without words |
|
|
| Sing with closed mouth |
|
|
| Sing wordlessly |
|
|
| Be busily active |
|
|
| Sound system noise |
|
|
| Prosper |
|
|
| Drum head? |
|
|
| Wordless song |
|
|
| Forgo the lyrics |
|
|
| Fail to know the words |
|
|
| Seethe with activity |
|
|
| Droning sound |
|
|
| Play a kazoo |
|
|
| Sound of activity |
|
|
| Proceed without the words |
|
|
| Forget the words, perhaps |
|
|
| Sing alternative |
|
|
| Busy sound |
|
|
| Work smoothly |
|
|
| Whir |
|
|
| Forget the words maybe |
|
|
| Be busy, as a bee |
|
|
| Drum beginner |
|
|
| Run well |
|
|
| Sing sans words |
|
|
| Forget the words |
|
|
| Lyricless song |
|
|
| Continuous sound |
|
|
| Ho's follower |
|
|
| Persistent sound |
|
|
| Be busily active |
|
|
| Continue without the words |
|
|
| Drone |
|
|
| Proceed smoothly |
|
|
| Low, droning sound |
|
|
| Motor sound |
|
|
| Buzz |
|
|
| Sing wordlessly |
|
|
| Wordless vocal music |
|
|
| Top sound |
|
|
| Sound of activity |
|
|
| Sound before drum |
|
|
| Emulate a bee |
|
|
| Sing sans words |
|
|
| Drone |
|
|
| Word with drum or bug |
|
|
| Low sound |
|
|
| Apiary sound |
|
|
| Ho's partner. |
|
|
| Sound of activity. |
|
|
| Sing in a certain way. |
|
|
| Bombilate. |
|
|
| An exclamation. |
|
|
| Be busily active. |
|
|
| Sing in a way. |
|
|
| Sound of hesitation. |
|
|
| Be busy: Colloq. |
|
|
| Bustle. |
|
|
| Busy sound |
|
|
| Buzz. |
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| Drone. |
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| Ho's partner |
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| Sound of an airplane motor. |
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| Be busily active |
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