| Front | buzz |
|---|---|
| Back | buzz verb, noun BrE /bʌz/ NAmE /bʌz/ verb verb forms word origin thesaurus example bank 1 [intransitive] (of a bee) to make a continuous low sound Bees buzzed lazily among the flowers. 2 [intransitive] to make a sound like a beebuzzing The doorbell buzzed loudly. My ears were buzzing (= were filled with a continuous sound). 3 [intransitive] to be full of excitement, activity, etc New York buzzes from dawn to dusk. My head was still buzzing after the day's events. ~ with sth The place was buzzing with journalists. 4 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (for sb/sth) to call sb to come by pressing a buzzer The doctor buzzed for the next patient to come in. 5 [transitive] ~ sb/sth (informal) to fly very close to sb/sth, especially as a warning or threat ˌbuzz aˈbout/aˈround to move around quickly, especially because you are very busy I've been buzzing around town all day sorting out my trip. ˌbuzz ˈoff (informal) used to tell sb rudely to go away Just buzz off and let me get on with my work. noun word origin example bank 1 [countable, usually singular] (also buzz•ing [uncountable, singular]) a continuous sound like the one that a bee, a buzzer or other electronic device makes the buzz of bees hunting nectar The buzz of the Entryphone interrupted our conversation. hums and buzzes from the amplifier 2 [singular] the sound of people talking, especially in an excited way The buzz of conversation suddenly stopped when she came into the room. 3 [singular] (informal) a strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement a buzz of excitement/expectation She gets a buzz out of her work. Flying gives me a real buzz. You can sense the creative buzz in the city. 4 the buzz [singular] (informal) news that people tell each other that may or may not be true rumour The buzz is that Matt is in Scotland. Have you heard anything? give sb a ˈbuzz (informal) to telephone sb I'll give you a buzz on Monday, OK? |
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