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  • present participle of buzz.

buzzing

ADJECTIVE
humming
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




ADJECTIVE
whispering
Synonyms
Antonyms




NOUN
whirring
Synonyms


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"I'm quite big, an ex-goalie, and I put my arm up and just caught it. I was buzzing."

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

She opens her campaign Tuesday against Mexico’s 75th-ranked Renata Zarazua, but the entire tennis world is already buzzing about a potential second-round showdown against returning seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

And as the referee gets the game under way, I am buzzing.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

One imagined a Hitchockian scene, fighters and attendees diving for cover and cans of repellent as a buzzing cloud descended on the yard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

My outrage had already reached my ears, and all I could hear was the buzzing of my own bees.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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