Buzzed

//bʌzd// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of buzz form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Slightly intoxicated. slang

    "But two bottles would alarm and confuse him, would lead to a conversation, so I smashed it merrily into a skip, buzzed and lit with the comforting foreknowledge of the second one on its way."

  2. 2
    Slightly parted so that they will make a buzzing sound when air (from the lungs) is forced out through them.

    "The jug used as a musical instrument is an empty jug (usually made of glass or stoneware) played with buzzed lips to produce a trombone-like tone."

Synonyms

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a sheet in the winda sheet in the wind's eyeadrian quistadripaled upall mops and brooms

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"The crowd buzzed with excitement."

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