buzzed; buzzing; buzzes
1
: to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee
3
: to make a signal with a buzzer
5
: to feel high especially from a drug
1
: 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
5
dialectal, England
: to drink to the last drop
Get some more port whilst I buzz this bottle.—
William Thackeray
William ThackerayExamples of buzz in a Sentence
Flies were buzzing around the picnic tables.
The hall buzzed with excitement as the audience waited for the show to start.
My mind is buzzing with ideas.
The nurse buzzed the doctor who was on duty.
She buzzed her secretary to say she was going out for lunch.
Ring the bell when you arrive and someone will buzz you into the building.
Let me buzz you out.
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As family and friends gathered to honor her grandmother, Mikelson's phone was constantly buzzing with notifications from strangers online who had fallen in love with the binder.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Minutes later, the intercom buzzed, and my father’s voice filled the room, asking me to come down to the street.
—Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
There’s no music overhead, but the buzzing blend of conversations makes for its own iconic orchestra.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Her family filed a missing person’s report the morning after her disappearance, but more than 80 hours passed before phones across the province buzzed with a child abduction alert, according to family lawyer Gustavo Vaca.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Minutes later, the intercom buzzed, and my father’s voice filled the room, asking me to come down to the street.
—Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
There’s no music overhead, but the buzzing blend of conversations makes for its own iconic orchestra.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Her family filed a missing person’s report the morning after her disappearance, but more than 80 hours passed before phones across the province buzzed with a child abduction alert, according to family lawyer Gustavo Vaca.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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“Buzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzz. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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buzz
1 of 2 verb1
: to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee
2
: to be filled with a low hum or murmur
the room buzzed with excitement
3
: to send for or signal by means of a buzzer
4
: to fly an airplane low over
buzz
2 of 2 noun1
: a sound of buzzing
2
a
: a signal given by a buzzer
b
: a telephone call
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