Sing with closed lips (3)
I believe the answer is:
hum
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sing with closed lips</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hum that I've seen before include "Sound of busy activity" , "Stench" , "Murmur" , "Sound (of business?)" , "Whirring" .)