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buzzing

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verbmake droning sound

verbgossip

Word Origin & History

late 15c., echoic of bees and other insects. Aviation sense of "fly low and close" is by 1941 (see buzz (n.)). Related: Buzzed; buzzing. Buzz off (1914) originally meant "to ring off on the telephone," from the use of buzzers to signal a call or message on old systems. As a command, it originally would have been telling someone to get off the line.

Example Sentences for buzzing

There is a continual jostling, and crowding, and buzzing, and striving to get promotion.

There, buzzing in the air at the tip of his nose, was a lone mosquito.

My lacqueys flitted about him buzzing and insistent as bees about a rose.

A teletabloid was affixed to this post, buzzing, but its stereo-screen blank.

Why, I've been buzzing about today like a hen with her head cut ...

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Synonyms for buzzing

verb make droning sound

hum
reverberate
whisper
bombinate
bumble
drone
fizz
fizzle
murmur
ring
sibilate
whir
whiz

More words related to buzzing

humming

adjective. lively

brisk
bustling
busy
buzzing
hopping

livelier

adjective. energetic, active, busy

agile
alert
animate
animated
astir
blithe
blithesome
bouncy
bright
brisk
buoyant
bustling
buzzing
cheerful
chipper
chirpy
complex
dashing
driving
effervescent
enjoyable
enterprising
entertaining
festive
frisky
frolicsome
full of pep
gay
go-go
happy
hyper
industrious
involved
jocund
jumping
keen
merry
nimble
peppy
perky
pert
provocative
quick
refreshing
rousing
snappy
sparkling
spirited
sprightly
spry
stimulating
stirring
vigorous
vivacious
zippy

lively

adjective. energetic, active, busy

agile
alert
animate
animated
astir
blithe
blithesome
bouncy
bright
brisk
buoyant
bustling
buzzing
cheerful
chipper
chirpy
complex
dashing
driving
effervescent
enjoyable
enterprising
entertaining
festive
frisky
frolicsome
full of pep
gay
go-go
happy
hyper
industrious
involved
jocund
jumping
keen
merry
nimble
peppy
perky
pert
provocative
quick
refreshing
rousing
snappy
sparkling
spirited
sprightly
spry
stimulating
stirring
vigorous
vivacious
zippy

murmur

noun. low, continuous sound

babble
buzz
buzzing
drone
grumble
hum
humming
mumble
murmuration
mutter
muttering
purr
rumble
rumor
susurration
undertone
whisper
whispering

rousing

adjective. stirring

active
alert
animated
astir
bouncy
bright
brisk
buoyant
bustling
busy
buzzing
chirpy
dashing
energetic
enthusiastic
frisky
full of pep
hyper
industrious
jumping
lively
peppy
perky
refreshing
snappy
spirited
spry
stimulating
vigorous
zippy

susurration

noun. murmur

babble
buzz
buzzing
drone
grumble
hum
humming
mumble
murmuration
mutter
muttering
purr
rumble
rumor
sigh
sough
susurrus
undertone
whisper
whispering

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