abuzz

adjective

ə-ˈbəz 

: 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

Synonyms of abuzz

• buzzing
• busy

Examples of abuzz in a Sentence

the classroom was abuzz with preparations for that evening's open house for the parents

Recent Examples on the Web

In a two-story warehouse on the back lot, just a few blocks away from the streets of Tumbleton, Mason gives me a tour of his prosthetics operation, which is currently abuzz with workers assembling gruesome wounds and other injuries. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Residents were abuzz to hear about White Castle coming to Fort Worth when the news broke just a month ago. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026

The Democratic Socialists of America summit was abuzz about whether to endorse a presidential candidate, potentially Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Despite the early morning hour, the oceanfront hotels were already abuzz, a startling contrast to the more relaxed mood at Hotel Wailea. — Ronee Uyeshiro, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 1 + buzz entry 1

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for abuzz

• undoes
• buzz
• does
• fuzz
• mrnas
• twas