buzz

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. A continuous [[hum]]ming noise, as of [[bee]]s; a confused [[murmur]], as of general conversation in low tones.
2. A [[whisper]].
3. The [[audible]] [[friction]] of voiced [[consonant]]s.
4. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[rush]] or [[feeling]] of [[energy]] or [[excitement]]; a [[feeling]] of [[slight]] [[intoxication]].
5. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[telephone call]] or e-mail.
6. {{lb|en|informal}} Major topic of [[conversation]]; [[widespread]] [[rumor]]; [[information]] spread [[behind the scenes]].
7. {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{syn of|en|fizz-buzz||counting game}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make a low, continuous, humming or [[sibilant]] sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
2. {{lb|en|colloquial}} To show a high level of activity and haste, [[energization]] or excitement, to be [[busy as a bee]] in one’s [[action]]s but perhaps mentally [[charged]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an [[undertone]]; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To talk to [[incessant]]ly or [[confidential]]ly in a low humming voice.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|aviation|also|figuratively}} To fly at high [[speed]] and at a very low [[altitude]] over (an area), as to make a surprise pass.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cut (the hair) in a close-cropped military style, or [[buzzcut]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To throw swiftly.
8. {{lb|en|archaic|transitive}} To [[drink]] to the bottom.
9. {{lb|en|transitive}} To communicate with (a person) by means of a [[buzzer]].

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|male}}, pet form of [[Busby]]

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