What is buzz

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To make a continuous sound. To make miscellaneous sounds. To make a sound while moving. To press or squeeze something. Examples of buzz.

A bee buzzes thanks to ' internal causation ', but a doorbell requires external causation ; so only in the second use does the unaccusative-causative alternation obtain. From the Cambridge English Corpus. The wings were brought forward to extend laterally and were buzzed rapidly blurred images of wings were displaced about dorsally and ventrally in video images.

The postman buzzed the doorbell. What ingenious constitutional or citizenship device buzzes within that agile mind? From the Hansard archive. Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.

What might be termed the euro-industrial relations agenda is buzzing away merrily. There has been a plethora of statements buzzing about in recent weeks from almost everyone in this field. I do not think there was any "buzzing" of planes by planes. One assumes that the computers will start buzzing again next week and that we shall get some sense back into the system. There may be a fault in the microphone and it makes a buzzing sound over the seat.

I think that they broke off short of buzzing range. To be buzzed when one is very active and busy, or heavily engaged, is undesirable. Questions about the life of the child must be buzzing around all our minds. The whole place was buzzing with the scandal. He is buzzing around it rather too much. Does he not realise that a bee has been buzzing loudly during the last ten minutes?

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Short, bald, shaved, cut off, clipped, shorn Noun 7. Phone call or sometimes an email or text message Verb 8. To call on the telephone, email or text message, to give a "ring" or a "jingle" Noun 9. Vibrating sound or noise, hum, jolt as in electricity High as in from alcohol or drug use or euphoria a feel great state produced naturally--perhaps by an adrenaline rush--or artificially through the use of an alternative substance including caffeine or other legal or illegal substances.

Example for Definitions A popular photographer in Merrill, WI , uses the phrase "Catch the Buzz " to elicit excitement and generate hype about her photos. Example for Definition 4: Guy 1: "Hey, man, why'd you shave off all your hair? I joined the Army, so they gave me a complimentary regulation buzz! Origin of buzz 1 First recorded in —; Middle English busse; imitative. Words nearby buzz buy-to-let , buyup , Buzau , buzkashi , buzuki , buzz , buzzard , Buzzard's Bay , buzz bomb , buzzcut , buzzer.

Origin of buzz 2 Origin uncertain. Words related to buzz hum , murmur , whisper , news , rumble , rumor , reverberate , chatter , drone , fizz , fizzle , hiss , purr , ring , sibilation , whir , comment , cry , grapevine , hearsay. Deep Dive: How the Summer of forced brand marketing to change for the better jim cooper September 14, Digiday.

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