buzz
To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with…To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
» I told Tom to buzz off.
Meaning
12 senses(intransitive)To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
make a buzzing sound
To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
(broadly, intransitive)To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
(intransitive)Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.
(intransitive)To fly while making such a sound.
A fly was buzzing past me.
fly low
(colloquial)To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
The room was buzzing with excitement.
schwirren, rauschen, düsen
(transitive)To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
raunen, verbreiten (rumour)
шепта́тьсяšeptátʹsja
(transitive)To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
murmeln, brummeln, brabbeln
(also, figuratively, transitive)To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over (an area), as to make a surprise pass.
buzzing around in small cars that dodged through traffic
zischen, rauschen
лете́ть на бре́ющем полётеletétʹ na bréjuščem poljóte
(transitive)To cut (the hair) in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
trimmen
(transitive)To throw swiftly.
(transitive)To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
anpiepsen
call with a buzzer
(archaic, transitive)To drink to the bottom.
leeren, kippen, stürzen
Examples
140 sentencesI told Tom to buzz off.
I saw honey bees buzzing in the clover.
Give me a buzz if you feel like going out tonight.
ruЗвякни мне, если есть настроение сходить сегодня вечером куда-нибудь.
I buzzed Tom in.
ruЯ впустил Тома.
I feel really buzzed.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *bussen (suggested by Middle English bussyng (“buzzing”)), of onomatopFrom Middle English *bussen (suggested by Middle English bussyng (“buzzing”)), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Scots bizz (“to buzz”). Compare Middle English bunning (“buzzing”), Middle English hossing (“buzzing”), Middle English bissen (“to hush”).
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Forms
buzzes, buzzing, buzzed, buzzedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle