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

Example Sentences

A surreal drum duet between two East Asian world leaders has set the internet abuzz - and put a spotlight on Japan and South Korea's diplomatic relationship.

From BBC

The first winds of west Africa's Harmattan dry season are in the air, and Lagos, the economic capital of the continent's most populous country, is abuzz.

From Barron's

This past month, while options markets were abuzz with traders trying to find an arbitrage opportunity in shares of Warner Bros.

From Barron's

Spotify’s “listening age” has set group chats abuzz, with people sharing their results with friends and colleagues, touching a nerve with music fans, not unlike how health nuts talk about their “biological age.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Lloyd’s has long been abuzz about what people there saw as Neal’s close relationship with Clement.

From The Wall Street Journal