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buzz I. \ˈbəz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English bussen, of imitative origin intransitive verb 1. : to make a steady rasping low-pitched sound like that made by a flying insect < flies darted and buzzed above the sorry nags — Kenneth Roberts > 2. archaic : to speak in a muttering or half-whispering way especially so as to irritate or incite one < disturbers of our peace buzz in the people's ears — Shakespeare > 3. : to make a confused sibilant noise of many people talking at once < the village buzzed with excitement at the news > 4. a. : to move about like or with the sound of flying insects < delegates buzzing about in a convention > b. : to go quickly : dart, whiz — often used with off < buzzing off to New York for a weekend > c. : to act in an ineffectually busy or agitated manner < the forest seemed a vast hive of men buzzing about in frantic circles — Stephen Crane > d. : to move or travel with the steady rapidity of a motor < buzzing along superhighways > 5. : to make a signal with a buzzer < buzzed for his secretary > transitive verb 1. a. : to tell with an air of suppressed excitement, secrecy, or urgency : to spread as gossip or rumor < I will buzz abroad such prophecies — Shakespeare > b. : to express with buzzing < the committee buzzed its indignation > 2. a. : to cause to buzz < a fly buzzed its wings > b. : to summon or signal by buzzing < buzzed the control room to make his report > c. slang : to call on the telephone < I'll buzz you in the morning > 3. dialect chiefly England : to throw violently : fling 4. dialect England : to drink to the last drop : finish the contents of < get some more port whilst I buzz his bottle — W.M.Thackeray > 5. : to cut with a buzz saw 6. : to dive and fly low and fast over < two United States Air Force planes buzzed the crowd to add glory to the ceremony — T.H.White b.1915 > 7. : to ask questions of : interview II. noun (-es) 1. : the insistent rasping sound characteristic of flying insects : a sound produced by very fast irregular pulsations : a sibilant hum < the angry buzz of a bluebottle fly > 2. : a noisy vibration or very rapid flutter especially of a poorly functioning mechanical part < a badly tracking phonograph needle will make a buzz > < a buzz developing in the ailerons of a plane at high speed > 3. a. : a confused sibilant murmuring of many voices especially in suppressed excitement < a buzz went through the crowded courtroom > b. : a sound of busy activity : stir : continuous bustle 4. : rumor, gossip, news 5. phonetics a. : the friction that characterizes the utterance of a fricative consonant; also : the combined sound of friction and of vocal-cord vibration that characterizes a voiced fricative b. : a fricative especially when voiced; specifically : \z\ — compare hiss 6. slang : a call on the telephone < I'll give you a buzz some time tomorrow > 7. : a game in which players quickly count round in turn, a player whose turn comes at a number containing 7 or at a multiple of 7 being required to say “buzz” instead of the number 8. or buzz step : a square-dance step in which one foot is kept firmly on the floor and the other is used for a series of pushes to effect the in-place pivot used in swinging one's partner 9. slang : a reaction from alcohol or narcotics < had a good buzz on > also : pleasurable excitement < the kids will love this toy and adults will get a buzz out of it too > III. noun (-es) Etymology: perhaps alteration of burrs, plural of burr (I) 1. dialect England : the bur of a plant 2. : a bushy fishing fly IV. noun : fad : craze |