Buzzing

//ˈbʌzɪŋ// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of buzz countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable

    "Surely it is an yl miſorder yͭ folk ſhalbe walking vp & down in the ſermon time (as I haue ſene in this place this Lent: & there ſhalbe ſuch huſſyng & buſſyng in the preachers eare, that it maketh hym oftentymes to forget his matter."

  2. 2
    The sound produced by something that buzzes. countable, uncountable

    "I can hear buzzing coming from the television."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of buzz form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Very happy; full of joyful excitement. UK, slang

    "'She was buzzing, mate, I tell you. She was so funny to listen to. It's the happiest phone call I've had off her in a while.'"

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
abuzzactivealiveanimateboomingdroning

Example

More examples

"Did you know that if you plug a pickle into an electrical outlet, it glows and makes buzzing noises?"

Etymology

From buzz + -ing.

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