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

Days later, the courtroom gallery was abuzz when Ye slid into the second row, while one of the shooters, who has pleaded guilty, testified for the government. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

After Jenna Dewan was announced as one of the contestants on season 35 of Dancing With the Stars, social media was abuzz. — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Social media was abuzz this summer about Parks, who had dozens of offers that included defending national champion Indiana, Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss and Miami. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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

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