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Abuzz

//əˈbʌz// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement”), buzzing. postpositional

    "The court was all astir and a-buzz, when the black sheep—whom many fell away from in dread—pressed him into an obscure corner among the crowd."

Adjective
  1. 1
    noisy like the sound of a bee wordnet

Etymology

From a- (prefix indicating a condition or manner) + buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement; major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes”) or buzz (“to show a high level of activity and haste; to communicate in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly; to talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice”).

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