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  • present participle of buzz.

buzzing

ADJECTIVE
humming
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




ADJECTIVE
whispering
Synonyms
Antonyms




NOUN
whirring
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Instead, the humid silence is punctuated by the diesel generators, the occasional Bluetooth speaker or the tinny buzzing of a cell phone squeezing out reggaeton, reparto or US pop.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

In the past few weeks, she said, the markets have been buzzing with discussions of cyclospora.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

"We are expecting a very big week, everyone is buzzing, can't wait."

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Late on Friday, my phone started buzzing with alarms from the speech.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

A weird, anxious feeling is buzzing inside of me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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