buzz
/bʌz/noun, verb1 syllable
Buzz means: sound of rapid vibration.
Synonyms for buzz7
noun, as in sound of rapid vibration
bombilation, bombination
verb, as in make a buzzing sound
bombinate, bombilate
verb, as in be noisy with activity
What does buzz mean?6
noun
1
sound of rapid vibration“the buzz of a bumble bee”
2
a confusion of activity and gossip“the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued”
verb
1
make a buzzing sound“bees were buzzing around the hive”
2
be noisy with activity“This office is buzzing with activity”
3
fly low“Planes buzzed the crowds in the square”
4
call with a buzzer“he buzzed the servant”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with buzz?3
one syllable
Buzz in a sentence
- Hearing that a transfer student was coming, the class buzzed with excitement.JunjouLover
- The laughter and conversations buzzed around him, but he felt completely alone.Nuel
- I stopped by a bit ago and buzzed, but no one let me in.Nuel
- Give me a buzz if you feel like going out tonight.CK
- Every mosquito species makes a slightly different buzz.Hybrid
- Tobias heard the buzz of the garage door motor.Amastan
- The wind made the power lines hum and buzz.Amastan
- He heard some sort of a metallic buzz.Wassnen
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of buzz
as a noun
- plural
- buzzes
as a verb
- past tense
- buzzed
- present participle
- buzzing
- third-person singular
- buzzes
- past participle
- buzzed