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- Dictionarybuzzing/ˈbəziNG/
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.
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.
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.
13 meanings: 1. a rapidly vibrating humming sound, as that of a prolonged z or of a bee in flight 2. a low sound, as of many.... Click for more definitions.
1. To cause to buzz. 2. To utter in a rapid, low voice: "What is he buzzing in my ears?" (Robert Browning). 3. Informal To fly low over: The plane buzzed the control tower. 4. To call or signal with a buzzer. 5. To make a telephone call to. 6. To give a buzzcut to. n. 1. A vibrating, humming, or droning sound. 2. A low murmur: a buzz of talk. 3.
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.
a feeling of intense enthusiasm, excitement, or exhilaration: I got a terrific buzz from those Pacific sunsets. a feeling of slight intoxication. Slang Terms have or get a buzz on, to be slightly intoxicated: After a few beers they all had a buzz on. v.i. to make a low, vibrating, humming sound. to speak or murmur with such a sound.
Synonyms for BUZZING: busy, humming, vibrant, thriving, lively, crowded, abuzz, bustling; Antonyms of BUZZING: dead, sleepy, inactive, lifeless, asleep, lacking, wanting, needing
Definition of buzz verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
