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abuzz, buzzing
(adjective) noisy like the sound of a bee; “the room was abuzz over the latest scandal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
buzzing
present participle of buzz
buzzing (countable and uncountable, plural buzzings)
The action of the verb to buzz.
The sound produced by something that buzzes.
Source: Wiktionary
Buzz, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Buzzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Buzzing.] Etym: [An onomatopoeia.]
Definition: To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice. Like a wasp is buzzed, and stung him. Longfellow. However these disturbers of our peace Buzz in the people's ears. Shak.
Buzz, v. t.
1. To sound forth by buzzing. Shak.
2. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly. I will buzz abroad such prophecies That Edward shall be fearful of his life. Shak.
3. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice. [Colloq.]
4. (Phonetics)
Definition: To sound with a "buzz". H. Sweet.
Buzz, n.
1. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation. "The constant buzz of a fly." Macaulay.
I found the whole room in a buzz of politics. Addison. There is a buzz all around regarding the sermon. Thackeray.
2. A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously. There's a certain buzz Of a stolen marriage. Massinger.
3. (Phonetics)
Definition: The audible friction of voice consonants. H. Sweet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.