Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word BUZZ

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Definitions of BUZZ

1. A whisper.
2. A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
3. The audible friction of voiced consonants.
4. (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
5. (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
6. (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
7. (uncountable) Synonym of fizz-buzz
8. (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
9. (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
10. (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
11. (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
12. (aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
13. (transitive) To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
14. (archaic, transitive) To drink to the bottom.
15. (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
16. A male given name, pet form of Busby

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Examples of Using BUZZ in a Sentence

• Like the tuba, sound is produced by moving air past the lips, causing them to vibrate or "buzz" into a large cupped mouthpiece.
• A circular saw or a buzz saw, is a power-saw using a toothed or abrasive disc or blade to cut different materials using a rotary motion spinning around an arbor.
• The show derived its name from the slang term buzzkill, meaning a sudden undesired event that causes one's "high" or "buzz" to become of a lesser experience or depleted.
• He varied his drum patterns with accents and flourishes, and he generally kept the beat with the bass drum while playing buzz rolls on the snare.
• The discussion over whether the coffee (caffeine) "buzz" counted as intoxication or not was hotly debated during the early to mid 16th century.

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