26984 words

buzzes

22 definitions • 37 examples
1
to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes:

Examples:

I can hear an insect buzzing.
My phone buzzed at five in the morning and woke me.
2
to press a buzzer in order to get someone's attention:

Examples:

I buzzed him but there was no answer.
The first person to buzz may answer.
3
to allow someone to enter a place by pressing a button that opens a door and makes a buzzing sound:

Examples:

buzz someone in Press the intercom and I'll buzz you in.
We were buzzed into the lobby.
A secretary buzzed them up to the conference room on the top floor.
4
to move around quickly or with a lot of energy:

Examples:

Reporters were buzzing around, trying to get the full story.
From here you can see cars buzzing along the motorway.
5
(of a place) to be full of people or activity:

Examples:

The airport is buzzing as Christmas nears.
buzz with At this time on a Saturday, the restaurant is buzzing with customers.
The whole town buzzed with rumours.
6
(of a person or their mind) to be thinking about many different things at the same time:

Examples:

I had so many questions - my head was buzzing.
My mind was buzzing and I just couldn't get to sleep.
Karina's on great form. She's buzzing with new ideas and projects.
His mind buzzed with all the possibilities that lay before him.
7
to talk in an excited way about something:

Examples:

Everyone was buzzing about how cool this place was.
Her latest movie has got everyone buzzing.
8
to be very excited and happy or energetic:

Examples:

It's all going really well for me here. I'm buzzing!
9
If an aircraft buzzes a place or people, it flies over it or them very low and fast.
10
to cut someone's hair very short using a special machine
11

Examples:

I heard a buzz and then saw the plane in the distance.
12
a feeling of excitement, energy, and pleasure that something gives you:

Examples:

get a buzz out of I get a buzz out of public speaking.
get a buzz from You can see what a buzz she gets from helping others.
Acting is hard but there's such a buzz when you do it well.
13
an exciting, busy atmosphere (= feeling or mood) in a place:

Examples:

The streets surrounding the stadium had a buzz about them that hasn't been felt for many years.
There's a real buzz in the streets of Covent Garden.
14
excited, usually positive, talk about something or someone:

Examples:

There's such a buzz about sustainability now.
His hairstyles generated more buzz than his music.
15
to make a continuous, low sound such as the sound some insects make, or to move quickly while making this sound:

Examples:

[ I ] Something was buzzing around me as I tried to sleep.
16
Someone who buzzes you calls you by using a device that makes a low, continuous sound:

Examples:

[ T ] All were expected to run, literally, into McLaughlin’s office whenever he buzzed them.
17
to be filled with excitement, activity, or sounds:

Examples:

The place was buzzing with excitement.
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infml A buzz is also a telephone call:

Examples:

I’ll give you a buzz early next week.
20
to press a buzzer in order to get someone's attention:

Examples:

I buzzed his office but there was no answer.
If I need to talk to you, I'll buzz.
21
interested or excited talk about a new product, an event, or a person:

Examples:

To create a buzz that will spread to potential customers, the product itself should really excite the users.
22
to phone someone:

Examples:

I'll give you a buzz next week.

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