buzz
noun
a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
was buzzing
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past progressiveof buzz.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At the Psagot winery on Wednesday, business was buzzing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
By the time they made it to “Can I Call You Tonight,” the crowd was buzzing, matching the accumulated energy of free-spirit Struble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“I remember the goodie bag was quite good… it was that Motorola flip phone … the Razr … everybody was buzzing off that.”
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Weiheng Chen, a senior partner and head of Greater China at law firm Wilson Sonsini, said his phone was buzzing after the Manus news broke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Lyra was awake and interested, and Pan was buzzing around her head as a bee.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
