Buzz
verb
To make a low, continuous, humming sound like a bee.
The bees were buzzing in the flowers.
Often appears as...
- bees buzz
- buzz softly
verb
To talk excitedly about something.
Everyone is buzzing about the new movie.
Often appears as...
- buzz around
- buzz with excitement
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A feeling of excitement, energy, or nervousness.
There's a real buzz in the office about the upcoming holiday party.
Often appears as...
- a buzz of excitement
- a buzz in the air
verb
To be filled with chatter or excitement.
The room buzzed with activity.
Often appears as...
- buzz with activity
- buzz with excitement
verb
To fly low over something quickly and lightly, usually an aircraft.
The fighter jet buzzed the tower.
Often appears as...
- buzz the tower
- buzz over
noun
A continuous sound, like that of a bee in flight.
I can hear a buzz from the refrigerator.
Often appears as...
- humming buzz
- loud buzz
verb
To make a low, continuous, humming sound like a bee.
The bees were buzzing in the flowers.
Often appears as...
- bees buzz
- buzz softly
verb
To talk excitedly about something.
Everyone is buzzing about the new movie.
Often appears as...
- buzz around
- buzz with excitement
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A feeling of excitement, energy, or nervousness.
There's a real buzz in the office about the upcoming holiday party.
Often appears as...
- a buzz of excitement
- a buzz in the air
verb
To be filled with chatter or excitement.
The room buzzed with activity.
Often appears as...
- buzz with activity
- buzz with excitement
verb
To fly low over something quickly and lightly, usually an aircraft.
The fighter jet buzzed the tower.
Often appears as...
- buzz the tower
- buzz over
noun
A continuous sound, like that of a bee in flight.
I can hear a buzz from the refrigerator.
Often appears as...
- humming buzz
- loud buzz
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Pro Tip 1/2Animal sounds
Used for sounds made by insects or small animals.
I fell asleep to the buzz of the crickets outside.
Pro Tip 2/2Background noise
Refers to consistent, somewhat monotonous noise in the surroundings.
The buzz of the ceiling fan was oddly calming.
Pro Tip 1/2Animal sounds
Used for sounds made by insects or small animals.
I fell asleep to the buzz of the crickets outside.
Pro Tip 2/2Background noise
Refers to consistent, somewhat monotonous noise in the surroundings.
The buzz of the ceiling fan was oddly calming.
Pro Tip 1/2Animal sounds
Used for sounds made by insects or small animals.
I fell asleep to the buzz of the crickets outside.
Pro Tip 2/2Background noise
Refers to consistent, somewhat monotonous noise in the surroundings.
The buzz of the ceiling fan was oddly calming.
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Video examples
The greatest TED Talk...
to see it as possible especially in today's world this this intersection of new media and old median the fractured media landscape isn't the idea to get that new buzz worthy delivery vehicle that's going to get that message to the masses now that's what I thought but the
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Sending Humans to Mars:...
robotically is all focused on if it was habitable and whether or not life got started and evolved and is still there. - That's amazing. So let's look at some of the technology. Let's talk about this character here. He's making a lot of buzz in the media, right?
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The loathsome, lethal...
What's the worst bug on the planet? You might vote for the horsefly or perhaps the wasp, but for many people, the worst offender is by far the mosquito. The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world.
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How brass instruments...
What started as a deep breath and a vibrating buzz on the lips has now been transformed into a bold and brassy tune. The musician's skillful manipulation of every part of the process from lungs, to lips, to the mouthpiece,
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
broadcasting the buzz of a whole new generation of people that have made a choice to live their lives in public. It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty.
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Ants Adopt a Butterfly PIPE...
now encouraging farmers to restore intensively farmed land for wildlife farmland that encourages butterflies as a place of flowering meadows and field margins buzzing with life butterflies
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How movies teach manhood...
and yet I very rarely see it in the movies that we know and love. In fact, this week I went to see a very high-quality movie, "Argo." Right? Oscar buzz, doing great at the box office,
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The wild world of...
These long flower stalks keep certain insects away from the carnivore’s traps— a way of separating pollinators from food. Off the mayfly buzzes to live a long and fruitful life–
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Beautiful Butterfly...
farmland that encourages butterflies is a place of flowering meadows and field margins buzzing with life butterflies can bring back the wildlife rich countryside we adore
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Expanding our definition...
I'm afraid you owe me no I am actually going to buzz off stage and leave you sitting here not feeling awkward because I would like to welcome to the stage
Video examples
The greatest TED Talk...
to see it as possible especially in today's world this this intersection of new media and old median the fractured media landscape isn't the idea to get that new buzz worthy delivery vehicle that's going to get that message to the masses now that's what I thought but the
Video examples
Sending Humans to Mars:...
robotically is all focused on if it was habitable and whether or not life got started and evolved and is still there. - That's amazing. So let's look at some of the technology. Let's talk about this character here. He's making a lot of buzz in the media, right?
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
What's the worst bug on the planet? You might vote for the horsefly or perhaps the wasp, but for many people, the worst offender is by far the mosquito. The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world.
Video examples
How brass instruments...
What started as a deep breath and a vibrating buzz on the lips has now been transformed into a bold and brassy tune. The musician's skillful manipulation of every part of the process from lungs, to lips, to the mouthpiece,
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
broadcasting the buzz of a whole new generation of people that have made a choice to live their lives in public. It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty.
Video examples
Ants Adopt a Butterfly PIPE...
now encouraging farmers to restore intensively farmed land for wildlife farmland that encourages butterflies as a place of flowering meadows and field margins buzzing with life butterflies
Video examples
How movies teach manhood...
and yet I very rarely see it in the movies that we know and love. In fact, this week I went to see a very high-quality movie, "Argo." Right? Oscar buzz, doing great at the box office,
Video examples
The wild world of...
These long flower stalks keep certain insects away from the carnivore’s traps— a way of separating pollinators from food. Off the mayfly buzzes to live a long and fruitful life–
Video examples
Beautiful Butterfly...
farmland that encourages butterflies is a place of flowering meadows and field margins buzzing with life butterflies can bring back the wildlife rich countryside we adore
Video examples
Expanding our definition...
I'm afraid you owe me no I am actually going to buzz off stage and leave you sitting here not feeling awkward because I would like to welcome to the stage
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Quote examples
Tony McCoy
Irish Athlete
It's not hard to motivate myself because once you get a taste for winning races, you simply don't want to do anything else. You get a buzz from it. You want it every day. Only someone who has experienced winning can understand how good it feels.
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Katherine Heigl
American Actress
Smoking sucks! The one thing I would say to my kid is, 'It's not just that it's bad for you. Do you want to spend the rest of your life fighting a stupid addiction to a stupid thing that doesn't even really give you a good buzz?
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Lucy Walker
British Director
I love my work, apart from when it's driving me crazy. But I get to be interested in stuff and think like a filmmaker as I'm buzzing about the world and then see an opportunity to make a film, and then make it happen.
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Roderick Strong
Once you start hearing a buzz about somebody, you want to check them out because you never know if, and, or when exactly, they may come to NXT because NXT obviously has the best talent in the world.
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Ian Brown
English Musician
Some of the kids who discovered me from my 'F.E.A.R.' record or one of the U.N.K.L.E. tunes have said, 'I don't even like the Roses; I love your solo stuff.' I buzz off that.
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Wayne Rooney
English Athlete
Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.
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Hardwell
Dutch Musician
I've been part of the EDC scene for a long time. It's one of the best festivals in the world and a real buzz to be there and to play.
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Keith Flint
English Musician
When you have had the high of being on stage, especially in a band like ourselves, I can't help but search for that buzz.
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Mabel
Spanish Musician
All the buzz can be very much here today and gone tomorrow, but my focus is creating music that will last forever.
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Katherine Kelly
English Actress
I don't really get a buzz from playing characters that are similar to me 'cause that's not acting to me.
Quote examples
Tony McCoy
Irish Athlete
It's not hard to motivate myself because once you get a taste for winning races, you simply don't want to do anything else. You get a buzz from it. You want it every day. Only someone who has experienced winning can understand how good it feels.
Quote examples
Katherine Heigl
American Actress
Smoking sucks! The one thing I would say to my kid is, 'It's not just that it's bad for you. Do you want to spend the rest of your life fighting a stupid addiction to a stupid thing that doesn't even really give you a good buzz?
Quote examples
Lucy Walker
British Director
I love my work, apart from when it's driving me crazy. But I get to be interested in stuff and think like a filmmaker as I'm buzzing about the world and then see an opportunity to make a film, and then make it happen.
Quote examples
Roderick Strong
Once you start hearing a buzz about somebody, you want to check them out because you never know if, and, or when exactly, they may come to NXT because NXT obviously has the best talent in the world.
Quote examples
Ian Brown
English Musician
Some of the kids who discovered me from my 'F.E.A.R.' record or one of the U.N.K.L.E. tunes have said, 'I don't even like the Roses; I love your solo stuff.' I buzz off that.
Quote examples
Wayne Rooney
English Athlete
Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.
Quote examples
Hardwell
Dutch Musician
I've been part of the EDC scene for a long time. It's one of the best festivals in the world and a real buzz to be there and to play.
Quote examples
Keith Flint
English Musician
When you have had the high of being on stage, especially in a band like ourselves, I can't help but search for that buzz.
Quote examples
Mabel
Spanish Musician
All the buzz can be very much here today and gone tomorrow, but my focus is creating music that will last forever.
Quote examples
Katherine Kelly
English Actress
I don't really get a buzz from playing characters that are similar to me 'cause that's not acting to me.
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