buzz
verb/bʌz/
/bʌz/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they buzz | /bʌz/ /bʌz/ |
| he / she / it buzzes | /ˈbʌzɪz/ /ˈbʌzɪz/ |
| past simple buzzed | /bʌzd/ /bʌzd/ |
| past participle buzzed | /bʌzd/ /bʌzd/ |
| -ing form buzzing | /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a bee) to make a continuous low sound
- Bees buzzed lazily among the flowers.
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- [intransitive] to make a sound like a bee buzzing
- The doorbell buzzed loudly.
- My ears were buzzing (= were filled with a continuous sound).
More Like This Onomatopoeic wordsOnomatopoeic wordsExtra Examples- A large helicopter buzzed overhead.
- The sound of an electric saw buzzing came from his workshop.
- The oven timer buzzed and within minutes lunch was served.
- [intransitive] to be full of excitement, activity, etc.
- New York buzzes from dawn to dusk.
- My head was still buzzing after the day's events.
- buzz with something The place was buzzing with journalists.
- [intransitive, transitive] buzz (something) (for somebody/something) to call somebody to come by pressing a buzzer
- The doctor buzzed for the next patient to come in.
- [transitive] buzz somebody/something (informal) to fly very close to somebody/something, especially as a warning or threat
Word Originlate Middle English: imitative.
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