abuzz

[uh-buhz]

adjective

1. buzzing.

2. full of or alive with activity, talk, etc..

   The company was abuzz with rumors about the new owner.

abuzz

/ əˈbʌz /

adjective

1. (postpositive) humming, as with conversation, activity, etc; buzzing

Word History and Origins

Origin of abuzz¹

First recorded in 1855–60; a- ¹ + buzz

Example Sentences

I came out of the theater abuzz with energy.

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Bill Kilgore, the crazed cavalry commander in the 1979 Vietnam War film, “Apocalypse Now,” crouched in a black Stetson hat in front of a flaming Chicago skyline abuzz with black helicopters.

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Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees had arrived in Anaheim, and the old ballpark was abuzz.

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Ramping up to Pride Month in 2024, gay media was abuzz about the UK's first gay male dating show, "I Kissed a Boy," making its U.S. debut on Hulu.

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The restaurant is abuzz with music and chatter.

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