bum \bum\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {bumming} (?).] [See {Boom}, v. i., to roar.] To make murmuring or humming sound. --Jamieson. [1913 Webster] {to bum around} to wander about idly or aimlessly. [PJC]