buzzing
nounverbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈbʌzɪŋ//
The sound produced by something that buzzes.
noun
- 1
The sound produced by something that buzzes.
I can hear buzzing coming from the television.
- 2
Also a form of buzzgerund of buzz
Surely it is an yl miſorder yͭ folk ſhalbe walking vp & down in the ſermon time (as I haue ſene in this place this Lent: & there ſhalbe ſuch huſſyng & buſſyng in the preachers eare, that it maketh hym oftentymes to forget his matter.
Etymology
Etymology tree English buzz Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English buzzing From buzz + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of buzzpresent participle and gerund of buzz
adjective
- 1
slangVery happy; full of joyful excitement.
'She was buzzing, mate, I tell you. She was so funny to listen to. It's the happiest phone call I've had off her in a while.'
“Nice one? It's amazing! There's loads like that,” he tells me. “Everyone is raving about you.” I'm totally buzzing. It's a shame Mum and Granddad aren't here.
'We shall see,' he said. 'But it did go unusually well , I must say.' You were absolutely buzzing when I met you at Paddington,' said Niall.
"I thought we were good first half apart from the goal. I was in the toilet at half-time, I felt sick all morning but fine now, I feel buzzing."
Forms
- plural
- buzzings
- comparative
- more buzzing
- superlative
- most buzzing
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