buzzing
verb
- 1
To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
- 2
To show a high level of activity and haste (alluding to the common simile "busy as a bee"). Often in the colloquial imperative "Buzz off!"
- 3
To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
- 4
To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
- 5
To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
- 6
To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
- 7
To drink to the bottom.
- 8
To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
noun
- 1
The action of the verb to buzz.
- 2
The sound produced by something that buzzes.
“I can hear buzzing coming from the television.”
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