buzz
IPA: bˈʌz
noun
- A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
- A whisper.
- The audible friction of voiced consonants.
- (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
- (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
- (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
- (uncountable) Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”)
- A male given name, pet form of Busby
verb
- (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
- (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
- Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.
- (chiefly of an insect) To fly while making such a sound.
- (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
- (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
- (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
- (aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
- (transitive) To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
- (archaic, transitive) To drink to the bottom.
- (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
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Examples of "buzz" in Sentences
- Editing the articles is where the buzz is.
- The buzz on the audio system was unbearable.
- Elliott is the maker of the Buzz Cricket Bat.
- The premiere got buzz and response in the media.
- The buzzing fly returns and continues to pester her.
- Buzz Bombers is the most elaborate of the minigames.
- It does not have the clamorous buzz of any industry.
- The buzz on the promising new lyricist is unstoppable.
- Jason Donovan is the voice of Buzz in the UK and Australia.
- The announcement of the integration provoked much buzz on the blogosphere.