Synonyms of buzzing

buzzing 1 of 2

adjective

as in busy

marked by much life, movement, or activity

the arena is really buzzing tonight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• busy
• humming
• vibrant
• thriving
• lively
• crowded
• abuzz
• bustling
• populous
• brisk
• happening
• rousing
• kinetic
• stirring
• flourishing
• animated
• alive
• hopping
• astir
• abubble
• swarming
• teeming
• overflowing
• aboil
• thronging
• abounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• sleepy
• inactive
• lifeless
• asleep

buzzing

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verb

present participle of buzz

1

as in bursting

to be copiously supplied

for months the area has been buzzing with rumors that a megacorporation plans to locate its headquarters here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursting
• humming
• bulging
• brimming
• teeming
• swarming
• bustling
• crawling
• abounding
• bristling
• overflowing
• pullulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lacking
• wanting
• needing

2

as in scurrying

to proceed or move quickly

we've been buzzing around all morning getting ready for the meeting with the VIPs from the head office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurrying
• flying
• racing
• hurrying
• rushing
• driving
• zipping
• traveling
• speeding
• trotting
• chasing
• jumping
• running
• blowing
• darting
• blasting
• whirling
• scooting
• bustling
• tearing
• scuttling
• dashing
• stepping
• ripping
• zooming
• blazing
• hustling
• rustling
• shooting
• hurtling
• bowling
• bolting
• barreling
• ramming
• hurling
• rocketing
• careering
• jogging
• breezing
• haring
• motoring
• cracking (on)
• careening
• humping
• coursing
• whisking
• jetting
• nipping
• pelting
• hastening
• belting
• galloping
• flitting
• beating it
• bombing
• bundling
• cannonballing
• highballing
• whizzing
• hying
• scampering
• stepping on it
• scuffling
• shaking a leg
• getting a move on
• making tracks
• hotfooting (it)
• accelerating
• scudding
• streaking
• stampeding
• sprinting
• beetling
• quickening
• overtaking
• stepping out
• outrunning
• outstripping
• outpacing
• catching up
• arrowing
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creeping
• crawling
• poking
• lingering
• dragging
• hanging (around or out)
• poking
• lagging
• loitering
• dawdling
• strolling
• shuffling
• sauntering
• ambling
• plodding
• dallying
• slowing (down or up)
• lumbering
• tarrying
• decelerating
• dillydallying

3

as in humming

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

the little plane buzzed past the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humming
• zipping
• whirring
• whispering
• whizzing
• hissing
• droning
• zooming
• murmuring
• burring
• whistling
• sighing
• thrumming
• bumbling
• whishing
• purring
• chirring
• cooing
• fizzing
• churring
• rustling
• sizzling
• swishing
• wheezing
• whooshing
• curring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buzzing

Adjective

Along my walkway and all over my neighborhood, nasturtium flowers are opening like bright orange suns, fragrant lavender is attracting buzzing bees, and rosemary bushes are beginning to brighten with baby blue flowers. —Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026

Drawing inspiration from both family recipes and a buzzing street food culture, Ngon’s dishes are vibrant and packed with flavor. —Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026

The feeding ports keep out buzzing bees, while the ant moat hanger will keep away pesky ants, so the nectar is saved just for the hummingbirds. —Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026

Located near Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square, these elegant accommodations are in the neighborhood's buzzing fashion district. —Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026

On the handful of occasions in each game between them when Jokic catches at the elbow and his teammates clear out, an anxious hush invariably falls over a buzzing arena. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026

Tamarindo, a great stretch of beach for surfing, is equally famous for its nightlife, with buzzing spots like Chiquita's Tamarindo. —Natalie Hammond, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026

Before sunrise, on a frigid, frozen lake south of Madison, Wisconsin, Zach Feiner is staring at a buzzing screen. —Berly McCoy, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026

The event opens with live entertainment, food and drinks and a social atmosphere that turns the room into a buzzing hub of connection. —Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 25 Feb. 2026

Verb

In northern Virginia’s Loudoun County, the buzzing-windowless-behemoth capital of the world, every dollar in services provided to data centers returns twenty-six dollars in revenue, and that has allowed the county to lower its real-property taxes every year for the past decade. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026

On Wednesday, three pins were available for the buzzing audience, including one with a rainbow heart emblazoned with the words City of Boise. —Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026

Inside the synagogue, the atmosphere was calm and devotional, while also buzzing with conversations and social exchanges. —ABC News, 6 May 2026

The Beyhive is buzzing over news of musician Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s return to the Met Gala for the first time in a decade. —Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026

Hummingbirds adore the red varieties, while native bees and butterflies are always buzzing about the blooms. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026

But now the garden was a buzzing community. —Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 3 May 2026

By Gemini season, your phone is buzzing with notifications and unexpected news could shift your plans. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

Karissa Waddick Folks in Front Royal, Virginia, just on the northern edge of Shenandoah National Park, are buzzing about the king’s visit this afternoon. —Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026