abuzz

American  

[uh-buhz] / əˈbʌz /

adjective

1. buzzing.

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

   The company was abuzz with rumors about the new owner.

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abuzz British  

/ əˈbʌz /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of abuzz

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

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Explanation

If a room is abuzz, it's full of noise and chatter. An elementary school classroom is bound to be abuzz on the last day of school before summer. When a place is abuzz, it's bustling with activity and sounds, humming in a way that resembles the buzzing of bees. The whole town might be abuzz with excitement about a movie being filmed there, or your house could be abuzz with excited children during a birthday party. Charles Dickens is credited with the first written use of this adjective, in his 1859 novel "A Tale of Two Cities."

Example Sentences

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abuzz

“Patrons were abuzz around me waiting for it to start,” he says.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Wall Street is all abuzz over a possible merger between Tesla and SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

By Friday afternoon, Ledsworth said the long-ignored property was suddenly abuzz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The strategist sent the market abuzz last month when he predicted — wrongly, as it turns out — that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Hayti was also abuzz over Negro History Week, due to commence on the following Sunday.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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