- Buzz
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈbəz\
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- Middle English bussen, of imitative origin
- Date:
- 14th century
intransitive verb
1: to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee
2 a: , b: to be filled with a confused murmur <the room buzzed with excitement>
3: to make a signal with a buzzer
4: to go quickly : <buzzed around town in a sports car>; also : —usually used with off
5: to feel high especially from a drugtransitive verb
1: to utter covertly by or as if by whispering
2: to cause to buzz
3: to fly fast and close to <planes buzz the crowd>
4: to summon or signal with a buzzer; also : to let in through an electronically controlled entrance —used with in or through<buzzed him in>
5dialect English : to drink to the last drop <get some more port whilst I buzz this bottle — W. M. Thackeray>
buzz. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
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