āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to buzz
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž
to signal someone, typically by using an intercom, to gain attention or request entry
Transitive: to buzz sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Instead of knocking, they decided to buzz their friend's apartment using the intercom.
āĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a low and continuous humming or vibrating sound, like the sound of a bee or a motor
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The refrigerator began to buzz as it started cooling.
āĻ°ā§āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of an aircraft) to fly quickly and closely above something, like another aircraft or the ground
Transitive: to buzz an area
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The helicopter buzzed the treetops, giving the passengers a thrilling view of the forest below.
āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻĒā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be lively and full of energy
Intransitive: to buzz with an activity or sensation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cafÊ was buzzing with chatter as friends gathered to catch up over coffee.
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĢā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛, āĻā§āĻāĻŦ
a confusion of activity and gossip
02
āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
sound of rapid vibration
Dialect
American
American03
āĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻāĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
the feeling of being intoxicated or under the influence of substances such as alcohol, caffeine, or recreational drugs
Informal
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āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
an atmosphere of excitement, interest, or lively talk among people
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The buzz around the film made it very popular.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ¨āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
