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buzz
[buhz]
noun
a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
Informal., a rumor or report.
There's a buzz going around that he'll soon be fired.
Informal., a phone call.
When I find out, I'll give you a buzz.
Slang.
a feeling of intense enthusiasm, interest, excitement, or exhilaration: Their ads are generating plenty of buzz.
I get a terrific buzz from those Pacific sunsets.
Their ads are generating plenty of buzz.
a feeling of slight intoxication or overstimulation from liquor or drugs.
Too much caffeine gives me a buzz.
verb (used without object)
to make a low, vibrating, humming sound.
to speak or murmur with such a sound.
to be filled with the sound of buzzing or whispering.
The room buzzed.
Everyone is buzzing about the scandal.
to move busily from place to place.
Slang., to go; leave (usually followed by off oralong ): Tell him to buzz off and leave me alone.
I'll buzz along now.
Tell him to buzz off and leave me alone.
verb (used with object)
to make a buzzing sound with.
The fly buzzed its wings.
to tell or spread (a rumor, gossip, etc.) secretively.
to signal or summon with a buzzer.
He buzzed his assistant.
Informal., to make a phone call to.
Aeronautics.
to fly a plane very low over.
to buzz a field.
to signal or greet (someone) by flying a plane low and slowing the motor spasmodically.
buzz
/ bʌz /
noun
a rapidly vibrating humming sound, as that of a prolonged z or of a bee in flight
a low sound, as of many voices in conversation
a rumour; report; gossip
informal, a telephone call
I'll give you a buzz
slang
a pleasant sensation, as from a drug such as cannabis
a sense of excitement; kick
verb
(intr) to make a vibrating sound like that of a prolonged z
(intr) to talk or gossip with an air of excitement or urgency
the town buzzed with the news
(tr) to utter or spread (a rumour)
to move around quickly and busily; bustle
(tr) to signal or summon with a buzzer
informal, (tr) to call by telephone
informal, (tr)
to fly an aircraft very low over (an object)
to buzz a ship
to fly an aircraft very close to or across the path of (another aircraft), esp to warn or intimidate
(tr) (esp of insects) to make a buzzing sound with (wings, etc)
Other Word Forms
- buzzingly adverb
- buzzing noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of buzz1
Word History and Origins
Origin of buzz1
Idioms and Phrases
have / get a buzz on, to be slightly intoxicated.
After a few beers they all had a buzz on.
Example Sentences
While social-media buzz among the retail crowd appeared to play a role in sparking the rally, institutions were benefiting as well.
Though initially, this created a buzz that Betelgeuse might go supernova any minute, scientists soon found out that the dimming was actually due to a large fluff of dust that the monster sneezed out.
The buzz on Wall Street is whether the stock market is in a bubble.
Beauty-review sites create buzz for products that earn them commissions via affiliate marketing with insistent headlines: “Do You Have a Butt Care Routine? You Should,” “Are You Being Kind to Your Butt?”
When the hands are focused on my back, I’m awash in a full-body buzz of calm, as if my entire nervous system were a purring cat.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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