Etymology: Middle English bussen, of imitative origin
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb1: to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee 2 a:murmur, whisperb: to be filled with a confused murmur <the room buzzed with excitement> 3: to make a signal with a buzzer 4: to go quickly :hurry<buzzed around town in a sports car>; also:scram —usually used with off 5: to feel high especially from a drugtransitive verb1: to utter covertly by or as if by whispering 2: to cause to buzz 3: to fly fast and close to <planes buzz the crowd> 4: to summon or signal with a buzzer; also: to let in through an electronically controlled entrance —used with in or through<buzzed him in> 5dialect English: to drink to the last drop <get some more port whilst I buzz this bottle — W. M. Thackeray>