abuzz

abuzz

adj \ə-ˈbəz\

Definition of ABUZZ

: filled or resounding with or as if with a buzzing sound <a lake abuzz with outboards>; especially : filled with talk or excitement <an office abuzz with rumors> <a town abuzz with anticipation of the big game>

Examples of ABUZZ

1. <the classroom was abuzz with preparations for that evening's open house for the parents>

First Known Use of ABUZZ

1859

Related to ABUZZ

Synonyms: aboil, abubble, alive, animated, astir, brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, flourishing, happening, hopping, humming, kinetic, lively, rousing, stirring, thriving, vibrant

Antonyms: asleep, dead, inactive, lifeless, sleepy

Related Words: abounding, crowded, overflowing, populous, swarming, teeming, thronging

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Rhymes with ABUZZ

because