: 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
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
The Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom was abuzz Sunday evening with the rolling thunder of excited conversations, clinking glasses and the general whoosh of pedestrian traffic around a party packed with mega-stars and supernovas including Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Springsteen.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
But the political world remains abuzz about his future, especially after the F.B.I. seized his cellphones on the street.
—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
Now, social media is abuzz trying to figure out what’s going on.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
Perhaps everyone already anticipated Ackermann’s longtime supporter Timothée Chalamet would be at his side, but when the actor arrived at cocktail hour with Kylie Jenner, the room was abuzz, wondering if this was the pair’s first public outing.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2023
While officials at Starbucks just recently announced another new wave of seasonal summer merchandise, TikTok users are more abuzz over new photos and videos being shared on the platform that reportedly feature upcoming fall 2023 merchandise designs.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2023
New ideas are abuzz, stronger relationships are forming and the environment feels more inclusive, authentic and meaningful.
—Bryn McCoy, Forbes, 12 May 2021
The streets are abuzz.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2021
The American political world seems abuzz over these two @nypost covers.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2022
Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
But the political world remains abuzz about his future, especially after the F.B.I. seized his cellphones on the street.
—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
Now, social media is abuzz trying to figure out what’s going on.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
Perhaps everyone already anticipated Ackermann’s longtime supporter Timothée Chalamet would be at his side, but when the actor arrived at cocktail hour with Kylie Jenner, the room was abuzz, wondering if this was the pair’s first public outing.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2023
While officials at Starbucks just recently announced another new wave of seasonal summer merchandise, TikTok users are more abuzz over new photos and videos being shared on the platform that reportedly feature upcoming fall 2023 merchandise designs.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2023
New ideas are abuzz, stronger relationships are forming and the environment feels more inclusive, authentic and meaningful.
—Bryn McCoy, Forbes, 12 May 2021
The streets are abuzz.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2021
The American political world seems abuzz over these two @nypost covers.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined above
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“Abuzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abuzz. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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