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Princeton's WordNet

  1. buzz, bombilation, bombinationnoun

    sound of rapid vibration

    "the buzz of a bumble bee"

  2. buzzverb

    a confusion of activity and gossip

    "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"

  3. buzz, bombinate, bombilateverb

    make a buzzing sound

    "bees were buzzing around the hive"

  4. buzzverb

    fly low

    "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"

  5. hum, buzz, seetheverb

    be noisy with activity

    "This office is buzzing with activity"

  6. buzzverb

    call with a buzzer

    "he buzzed the servant"

Wiktionary

  1. buzznoun

    A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation.

  2. buzznoun

    A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously.

  3. buzznoun

    The audible friction of voice consonants.

  4. buzznoun

    A rush or feeling of energy or excitement.

    Still feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework.

  5. buzznoun

    A telephone call.

  6. buzznoun

    feeling of slight intoxication

  7. buzzverb

    To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.

  8. buzzverb

    To sound forth by buzzing.

  9. buzzverb

    To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.

  10. buzzverb

    To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.

  11. buzzverb

    To fly very low over an airport or other location.

  12. Etymology: Onomatopoeic.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Buzznoun

    A hum; a whisper; a talk.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    The hive of a city or kingdom, is in best condition, when there is least noise or buzz in it. Francis Bacon, Apophthegms.

    Where I found the whole outward room in a buzz of politicks. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 403.

  2. To Buzzverb

    To whisper; to spread secretly.

    Where doth the world thrust forth a vanity,
    That is not quickly buzz’d into his ears? William Shakespeare, Rich. II.

    I will buzz abroad such prophecies,
    That Edward shall be fearful of his life. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

    Did you not hear
    A buzzing of a separation
    Between the king and Catherine? William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    They might buzz and whisper it one to another, and, tacitely withdrawing from the presence of the apostles, they then lift their voices, and noise it about the city. Richard Bentley.

  3. To BUZZverb

    Etymology: bizzen, Teut. to growl. Junius.

    And all the chamber filled was with flies,
    Which buzzed all about, and made such sound,
    That they encumber’d all men’s ears and eyes,
    Like many swarms of bees assembled round. Fairy Q. b. ii.

    There be more wasps, that buzz about his nose,
    Will make this sting the sooner. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    Herewith arose a buzzing noise among them, as if it had been the rustling sound of the sea afar off. John Hayward.

    For still the flowers ready stand,
    One buzzes round about,
    One lights, one tastes, gets in, gets out. John Suckling.

    What though no bees around your cradle flew,
    Nor on your lips distill’d their golden dew;
    Yet have we oft’ discover’d, in their stead,
    A swarm of drones that buzz’d about your head. Alexander Pope.

    We join, like flies and wasps, in buzzing about wit. Jonathan Swift.

    There is such confusion in my pow’rs,
    As after some oration fairly spoke
    By a beloved prince, there doth appear
    Among the buzzing multitude. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

ChatGPT

  1. buzz

    Buzz refers to a sound typically associated with bees, characterized by low humming or murmuring. In a general context, it can also refer to the excitement, hype, or chatter around something or someone, especially in media and public discussion. It can also refer to a thrill or a sense of euphoria.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Buzzverb

    to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice

  2. Buzzverb

    to sound forth by buzzing

  3. Buzzverb

    to whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly

  4. Buzzverb

    to talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice

  5. Buzzverb

    to sound with a "buzz"

  6. Buzznoun

    a continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation

  7. Buzznoun

    a whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously

  8. Buzznoun

    the audible friction of voice consonants

Wikidata

  1. Buzz

    Buzz is one of the two official mascots of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Buzz is usually represented as a stylized yellowjacket with yellow-and-black fur, white wings, a yellow head, and antennae. He is almost never drawn with six legs, but rather with arms, legs, hands and feet, like a human. Invented in 1972 and reinvented in 1979, Buzz reflects the tradition of referring to Georgia Tech students as "Yellow Jackets." Buzz is also one of Georgia Tech's emblems and trademarks, one that they defended in a 1998 legal conflict with the Salt Lake Buzz.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Buzz

    buz, v.i. to make a humming noise like bees.—v.t. to whisper or spread secretly.—n. the noise of bees and flies: a humming sound: a whispered report.—n. Buzz′er, one who buzzes: (Shak.) a whisperer or tell-tale.—adv. Buzz′ingly.—adj. Buzz′y. [From the sound.]

  2. Buzz

    buz, v.t. to drink to the bottom.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. buzz

    1. Of a program, to run with no indication of progress and perhaps without guarantee of ever finishing; esp. said of programs thought to be executing tight loops of code. A program that is buzzing appears to be catatonic, but never gets out of catatonia, while a buzzing loop may eventually end of its own accord. “The program buzzes for about 10 seconds trying to sort all the names into order.” See spin; see also grovel. 2. [ETA Systems] To test a wire or printed circuit trace for continuity, esp. by applying an AC rather than DC signal. Some wire faults will pass DC tests but fail an AC buzz test. 3. To process an array or list in sequence, doing the same thing to each element. “This loop buzzes through the tz array looking for a terminator type.”

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of buzz in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of buzz in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of buzz in a Sentence

  1. Steve Deace:

    He is clearly the man of the hour from a buzz standpoint, i think with one or two exceptions, the goal of the others is to get him to go from zany to crazy, to self-immolate.

  2. Donald Trump:

    Well, I'd like to have you also listen to the other side, because some people would like to do it a different way. So you'll listen to Buzz and some of the other people.

  3. Felipe Athayde:

    A lot of the buzz was created organically on social media, our guests were engaging with us and we decided to have some fun alongside them.

  4. Ashiish Binaani:

    All these media buzz around Great Bonanza Indian Festival by eCommerce companies for the last many days have turned out to be as usual a damb squib i.e a big disappointment for consumers as no benefit or no real discount price seen

  5. Stacy Snapp-Killian:

    I didn’t understand this request until after fulfilling it, it meant sacrificing my weekends, but I was able to do so much with my extra time. In one year, my business grew into a YouTube series and social media buzz, and I published my first book.

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