buzz
🇺🇸
/bʌz/
🇬🇧
/bʌz/
verb
R
to make a low humming sound
The bees buzz around the hive.
R
to sound like a bee
The machine makes a buzz when it's on.
R
to be full of energy and activity
The city streets buzz with life day and night.
R
to call someone with a buzzer
The nurse will buzz when it's your turn.
R
to fly very close to something
The plane will buzz the tower before landing.
noun
R
a humming sound
I heard a loud buzz from the kitchen.
R
the sound of people talking excitedly
There was a happy buzz in the crowded room.
R
a feeling of excitement
She gets a real buzz from helping others.
R
news or gossip that people share
There's a buzz going around about the new boss.
translation
to make a low humming sound; to sound like a bee; to be full of energy and activity; to call someone with a buzzer; to fly very close to something
a humming sound; the sound of people talking excitedly; a feeling of excitement; news or gossip that people share
Word Forms
3rd Present
buzzes
Progressive
buzzing
Past
buzzed
Plural
buzzes
Perfect
buzzed