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buzz

[buhz]

noun

  1. a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.

  2. Informal.,  a rumor or report.

    There's a buzz going around that he'll soon be fired.

  3. Informal.,  a phone call.

    When I find out, I'll give you a buzz.

  4. Slang.

    1. 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.

    2. a feeling of slight intoxication or overstimulation from liquor or drugs.

      Too much caffeine gives me a buzz.

  5. buzzcut.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make a low, vibrating, humming sound.

  2. to speak or murmur with such a sound.

  3. to be filled with the sound of buzzing or whispering.

    The room buzzed.

  4. to whisper; gossip.

    Everyone is buzzing about the scandal.

  5. to move busily from place to place.

  6. 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)

  1. to make a buzzing sound with.

    The fly buzzed its wings.

  2. to tell or spread (a rumor, gossip, etc.) secretively.

  3. to signal or summon with a buzzer.

    He buzzed his assistant.

  4. Informal.,  to make a phone call to.

  5. Aeronautics.

    1. to fly a plane very low over.

      to buzz a field.

    2. to signal or greet (someone) by flying a plane low and slowing the motor spasmodically.

buzz

/ bʌz /

noun

  1. a rapidly vibrating humming sound, as that of a prolonged z or of a bee in flight

  2. a low sound, as of many voices in conversation

  3. a rumour; report; gossip

  4. informal,  a telephone call

    I'll give you a buzz

  5. slang

    1. a pleasant sensation, as from a drug such as cannabis

    2. a sense of excitement; kick

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to make a vibrating sound like that of a prolonged z

  2. (intr) to talk or gossip with an air of excitement or urgency

    the town buzzed with the news

  3. (tr) to utter or spread (a rumour)

  4. to move around quickly and busily; bustle

  5. (tr) to signal or summon with a buzzer

  6. informal,  (tr) to call by telephone

  7. informal,  (tr)

    1. to fly an aircraft very low over (an object)

      to buzz a ship

    2. to fly an aircraft very close to or across the path of (another aircraft), esp to warn or intimidate

  8. (tr) (esp of insects) to make a buzzing sound with (wings, etc)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • buzzingly adverb
  • buzzing noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of buzz1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English busse; imitative
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Word History and Origins

Origin of buzz1

C16: of imitative origin
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. have / get a buzz on, to be slightly intoxicated.

    After a few beers they all had a buzz on.

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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

While social-media buzz among the retail crowd appeared to play a role in sparking the rally, institutions were benefiting as well.

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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.

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The buzz on Wall Street is whether the stock market is in a bubble.

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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?”

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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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