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buzzing

ADJECTIVE
humming
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




ADJECTIVE
whispering
Synonyms
Antonyms




NOUN
whirring
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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An Israeli drone circled overhead, its buzzing ceaseless throughout the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

On “Age of Capricorn” a buzzing voice seems to be reciting some kind of code, with strings of letters ringing out over pulsing synths and a blooming bassline redolent of a pipe organ.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Sunderland's Herrington Country Park is buzzing with festival energy as thousands gathered to watch almost 100 acts perform over the course of the event.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

In a lot behind a disused West Virginia gas station at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, Roy Funkhouser is surrounded by about a dozen beekeepers and countless buzzing bees.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Slowly, like a creeping cat, she moved through the buzzing wall of bees, reached her hand down the log, and pulled out a chunk of honeycomb, dripping with golden honey.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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