abuzz

[uh-buhz]

adjective

buzzing.

full of or alive with activity, talk, etc.: The company was abuzz with rumors about the new owner.

Origin of abuzz

First recorded in 1855–60; a-¹ + buzz¹

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Examples from the Web for abuzz

Contemporary Examples of abuzz

Romneyland is abuzz over the new super PAC—and not in a good way.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour
Tim Mak
December 23, 2014
Now, the whole of Westeros is abuzz about the secret killer.
Life After TV Death: How Shows Like ‘Game of Thrones’ Kill Your Favorite Characters
Phillip Maciak
April 15, 2014
Insiders and outliers and nearly everyone else is abuzz: Can Fallon handle the job?
Can Jimmy Fallon Be Himself on ‘The Tonight Show’?
Tom Shales
February 17, 2014
Right now cable newsdom is all abuzz with Christie—but how long will that wall-to-wall coverage last?
Seven Reasons Chris Christie Isn’t Toast
Dean Obeidallah
January 10, 2014
Premiums are skyrocketing The news is abuzz, Somers asserts, with stories of “premiums are doubling and tripling.”
Fact-Checking Suzanne Somers’s Claim That Obamacare is a Socialist Ponzi Scheme
Brandy Zadrozny
October 30, 2013

Historical Examples of abuzz

The town was abuzz with excitement for an hour, when the news became stale.
The Long Chance
Peter B. Kyne
On the 12th of December, 1864, Dublin society was abuzz with excitement.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (of 2)
Frank Harris
After that, not the cloggers shop only, but half Horwick and all Back o th Mooin were abuzz with the news.
Back o' the Moon
Oliver Onions
The hotel parlor and office were abuzz with stories of the guests, decorations, and city caterer.
The Road to Understanding
Eleanor H. Porter
The long silent halls of sumptuous hotels are all abuzz with excited arrivals.
New Tabernacle Sermons
Thomas De Witt Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for abuzz

abuzz

adjective

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

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Word Origin and History for abuzz

adv.

1859, from a- (1) + buzz. First recorded in Dickens.