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- Dictionarybuzzing/ˈbʌzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. making a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound: "a buzzing fly"
- 2. full of excitement or activity: "the Latvian capital combines winter charm with buzzing nightlife"
noun
- 1. a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound: "I remember buzzing in my ears"
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to allow someone to enter a place by pressing a button that opens a door and makes a buzzing sound: buzz someone in Press the intercom and I'll buzz you in. We were buzzed into the lobby. A secretary buzzed them up to the conference room on the top floor. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal (non-human) sounds. baa. barky. bleat.
1. : to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee. 2. a. : murmur, whisper. b. : to be filled with a confused murmur. the room buzzed with excitement. 3. : to make a signal with a buzzer. 4. : to go quickly : hurry. buzzed around town in a sports car. also : scram usually used with off. 5. : to feel high especially from a drug.
BUZZ definition: 1. to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes: 2. to press a buzzer in order to…. Learn more.
n. 1. A vibrating, humming, or droning sound. 2. A low murmur: a buzz of talk. 3. A telephone call: Give me a buzz at nine. 4.
If something is buzzing, it's vibrating or making a whirring sound, like a buzzing bee or a buzzing toy airplane. Things making the sound of an angry insect are literally buzzing, like a buzzing doorbell or telephone.
noun. a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking. Informal. a rumor or report: There's a buzz going around that he'll soon be fired. Informal. a phone call: When I find out, I'll give you a buzz. Slang. a feeling of intense enthusiasm, interest, excitement, or exhilaration: Their ads are generating plenty of buzz.
a feeling of intense enthusiasm, interest, excitement, or exhilaration: I get a terrific buzz from those Pacific sunsets. Their ads are generating plenty of buzz. a feeling of slight intoxication or overstimulation from liquor or drugs: Too much caffeine gives me a buzz.
If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying. The intercom buzzed and he pressed down the appropriate switch. [VERB] Attack helicopters buzzed across the city. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: hum, whizz, drone, whir More Synonyms of buzz. Buzz is also a noun.
to make a buzzing sound with: The fly buzzed its wings. to tell or spread (a rumor, gossip, etc.) secretively. to signal or summon with a buzzer: He buzzed his secretary.
Definition of buzz verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
