Meaning of buzz In English

• 0 to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes:

  • I can hear something buzzing.

  • I buzzed him but there was no answer.

  • The first person to buzz may answer.

  • Press the intercom and I'll buzz you in.

  • We were buzzed into the lobby.

  • A secretary buzzed them up to the conference room on the top floor.

• 1 to be busy and full of energy:

  • He predicts that Logan Airport will be buzzing as usual - or almost as usual - as Thanksgiving nears.

  • The place was buzzing (with excitement).

  • Reporters were buzzing around, trying to get the full story.

• 2 to be very excited and happy:

  • The singer confirmed that he and his girlfriend were expecting a boy and said, "I'm buzzing!"

• 3 If an aircraft buzzes a place or people, it flies over it or them very low and fast.

• 4 to cut someone's hair very short using a special machine

• 5 a continuous, low sound:

  • I heard a buzz and then saw the plane in the distance.

• 6 a feeling of excitement, energy, and pleasure that something gives you:

  • I love riding fast - it gives me a real buzz.

  • I get a buzz out of public speaking.

  • The streets surrounding the stadium had a buzz about them that hasn't been felt for many years.

  • There's a real buzz in the streets of Covent Garden.

  • There's such a buzz about sustainability now.

  • His hairstyles generated more buzz than his music.

• 7 to make a continuous, low sound such as the sound some insects make, or to move quickly while making this sound:

  • [ I ] Something was buzzing around me as I tried to sleep.

  • [ T ] All were expected to run, literally, into McLaughlin’s office whenever he buzzed them.

• 8 to be filled with excitement, activity, or sounds:

  • The place was buzzing with excitement.

• 9 a continuous, low sound:

  • the buzz of conversation

  • I’ll give you a buzz early next week.

• 10 to press a buzzer in order to get someone's attention:

  • I buzzed his office but there was no answer.

  • If I need to talk to you, I'll buzz.

• 11 interested or excited talk about a new product, an event, or a person:

  • To create a buzz that will spread to potential customers, the product itself should really excite the users.

• 12 to phone someone:

  • I'll give you a buzz next week.