Buzz

//bʌz//

Synonyms for "buzz" (306 found)

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Closest matches (62)

hum alert array articulation assibilate assibilation bank bark bawl belch bell bellow big talk birr blare blat blubber bombilate bombinate boom

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Verb(2 words)

bombilate bombinate

Noun(3 words)

bombilation bombination chime

Strong matches (91)

Related words (153)

paresthesia pendulum periodicity person-to-person call phone phone call pins and needles pipe plenum powder train prickle prickles prickling progression purr put hep put next to queue range rank

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rasp recurrence report reticulation rhonchus ring ring off ring up roar roorback rotation round routine row rumble rumint rumor run rush about rush around scale scranch scrape scratch scream screech scrunch scuttlebutt sensation sequence series shriek shush shushing sibilance sibilate sibilation siffle sigh sigmatism signal sing single file siss sissing sizz sizzle sizzling snap snarl sneeze sneezing sniff sniffle snore snort snuff snuffle sob spectrum spit splutter sputter squall squash squawk squeal squelch squish station-to-station call sternutation stertor stimulation sting stinging stir string strum succession summon swath swish talk talk of the town tattle tear around telephone telephone call thread thrill thrum thunder tier tingle tingling tip tip off toll call town talk train trumpet twang unconfirmed report undercurrent urtication wail warble wheeze whine whir whirr whish whisper whispering whistle whistling white noise whiz whiz about whoosh windrow word yap yawp yell yelp zip zoom

Noun(3 words)

rumint whirr whoopee do

Verb(2 words)

seethe whirr

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

7 entries

activity fly go sound summon wing

Synonyms

1 entries

hum

derived

40 entries

abuzz bizz-buzz buzz about buzz bar buzz bomb buzz button buzz cut buzz in buzz off buzz pollination buzz saw buzz score buzz session buzz track buzz up buzz word

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derived from

1 entries

buzzcut

has context

3 entries

air travel aviation preceded by

is a

2 entries

activity sound

manner of

3 entries

fly sound summon

related to

28 entries

altitude audible bee behind scenes buzz cut buzz saw buzzcut confidential consonant conversation energy excitement feeling friction hum incessant

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Translations

207 translations across 43 languages.

Albanian

4 entries

gumëzhimë noun (continuous humming noise)
zukamë noun (continuous humming noise)
zukatje noun (continuous humming noise)
gumëzhij verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ζίγγος noun (continuous humming noise)

Arabic

1 entries

طَنَّ verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

vızıltı noun (continuous humming noise)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бръмчене noun (continuous humming noise)
жужене noun (continuous humming noise)
мълва noun (information spread behind the scenes)
слух noun (information spread behind the scenes)

Catalan

3 entries

brumir verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
brunzir verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
crespar verb (to cut the hair in a close-cropped style)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

嗡 noun (continuous humming noise)
嗡嗡 noun (continuous humming noise)

Czech

2 entries

bzukot noun (continuous humming noise)
bzučet verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Dutch

4 entries

belletje noun (informal: telephone call)
opwinding noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
roes noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
zoem noun (continuous humming noise)

Esperanto

2 entries

zumo noun (continuous humming noise)
zumi verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Finnish

4 entries

huhu noun (information spread behind the scenes)
humina noun (continuous humming noise)
huuma noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
ininä noun (continuous humming noise)

French

4 entries

coup de fil noun (informal: telephone call)
bourdonner verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
raser verb (aviation: to fly at high speed and at a low altitude)
tondre verb (to cut the hair in a close-cropped style)

Galician

1 entries

zoar verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Gallo

1 entries

brunder verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

German

4 entries

Anruf noun (informal: telephone call)
Brummen noun (continuous humming noise)
Euphorie noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
Gemunkel noun (information spread behind the scenes)

Hebrew

3 entries

זמזום noun (continuous humming noise)
שמועה noun (information spread behind the scenes)
זמזם verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Hungarian

2 entries

stuccol verb (to cut the hair in a close-cropped style)
zümmög verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Indonesian

3 entries

dengung noun (continuous humming noise)
berdenging verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
berdengung verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Ingrian

1 entries

pörissä verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Italian

4 entries

bisbiglio noun (continuous humming noise)
brusio noun (continuous humming noise)
ebbrezza noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
euforia noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)

Japanese

1 entries

ブーン noun (continuous humming noise)

Javanese

2 entries

swara mbengung noun (continuous humming noise)
mbengung (krama/ngoko) verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Latgalian

2 entries

saniešona noun (continuous humming noise)
sons noun (continuous humming noise)

Latin

1 entries

bombiō verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Latvian

1 entries

sanoņa noun (continuous humming noise)

Macedonian

4 entries

брмчење noun (continuous humming noise)
зуење noun (continuous humming noise)
брмчи verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
зуи verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Malay

1 entries

dengung noun (continuous humming noise)

Māori

4 entries

rangorango noun (continuous humming noise)
hohō verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
rangorango verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
rorohū verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Norman

1 entries

bourdonner verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

زر noun (continuous humming noise)
طنطنه noun (continuous humming noise)

Polish

4 entries

bzyczenie noun (continuous humming noise)
faza noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
gwar noun (continuous humming noise)
wrzawa noun (continuous humming noise)

Portuguese

4 entries

ligação noun (informal: telephone call)
zumbido noun (continuous humming noise)
zumbir verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
zunir verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Romanian

1 entries

bâzâi verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Russian

4 entries

гуде́ние noun (continuous humming noise)
гул noun (continuous humming noise)
жужжа́ние noun (continuous humming noise)
задор noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)

Sanskrit

1 entries

गुञ्जति verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Slovak

1 entries

bzučať verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Spanish

4 entries

entusiasmo noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
interés noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
suspiro noun (information spread behind the scenes)
zumbido noun (continuous humming noise)

Swedish

4 entries

rus noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
signal noun (informal: telephone call)
surr noun (continuous humming noise)
ina verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Tagalog

1 entries

buhag noun (continuous humming noise)

Turkish

4 entries

coşku noun (rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
cızıltı noun (continuous humming noise)
cızıltı noun (audible friction of voice consonants)
cızırtı noun (continuous humming noise)

Ukrainian

2 entries

гуді́ти verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)
дзижча́ти verb (to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound)

Vietnamese

2 entries

vo vo noun (continuous humming noise)
vù vù noun (continuous humming noise)

Walloon

4 entries

telefonaedje noun (informal: telephone call)
zûna noun (information spread behind the scenes)
zûnaedje noun (continuous humming noise)
zûnmint noun (continuous humming noise)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't buzz about my ears.

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I'll give him a buzz.

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I'm sorry, I don't buzz in people I don't know.

Source: tatoeba (729920)

Bees always buzz near the kitchen window.

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