Definition of "buzz" in İngilizce

noun

1. A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.

2. A whisper.

3. The audible friction of voiced consonants.

4. (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.

   • Still feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework.

5. (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.

6. (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.

   • Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Who's he? Patrick: He's only the most popular kid in school. Allen Gregory: Ah, the two heavyweights finally meet. Sure you're tired of all the buzz. Allen Gregory DeLongpre.

7. (uncountable) Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”).

verb

1. (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

2. (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.

3. (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.

4. (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.

5. (transitive, aviation, also figuratively) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over (an area), as to make a surprise pass.

6. (transitive) To cut (the hair) in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.

7. (transitive) To throw swiftly.

8. (archaic, transitive) To drink to the bottom.

9. (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.