buzzing (off)

verb

present participle of buzz (off)
as in departing
to leave a place often for another you've outstayed your welcome, so buzz off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzzing (off)
  1. departing
  2. exiting
  3. moving
  4. running along
  5. peeling off
  6. pulling out
  7. pushing on
  8. digging out
Verb
  • Trump was secretly shuttled off an Air Force One jet and taken to a smaller, Air Force Boeing C-32A plane via a catering truck just before departing Ankara, Turkey, on July 8 multiple outlets reported.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement No Democratic lawmakers seeking other office have won their primaries so far, though some departing congressmembers on both sides are still awaiting primaries.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Ranju Das, the athleisure giant’s first-ever chief AI and technology officer, is exiting after less than a year on the job, Bloomberg reports.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Some of those exiting patrons made their way to hotels that saw a 25% revenue bump between the World Cup and Sail Boston.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • The first is, as mentioned, moving up to the A19 Pro from the A18 Pro; the annual cadence for the chipsets will carry over Neo's annual cadence to the MacBook .
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Washington Nationals are moving CJ Abrams to second base in the coming days.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • And, to his right, Koehn saw a man, later identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, running along Blue Lakes with a rifle in his hands.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Two 911 callers reported seeing a child in a towel running along a state highway near the Scioto River, according to audio of the calls obtained by ABC News.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of running along
Verb
  • Ultimately, Farage decided that his party would only run candidates in areas that had traditionally been strongholds for Labour, in hopes of peeling off voters who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Conservatives.
    — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The act of peeling off that outer layer could transfer pathogens from the produce’s skin to the edible flesh.
    — Sarah Garone, HEALTH, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeling off
Verb
  • Some winemakers are reacting by pulling out vineyards, changing their grape varieties, moving further north or introducing irrigation systems.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Republican Jim Shaw injected humor into his remarks, pulling out a Florida flag while distancing himself from substance use.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulling out
Verb
  • In his speech, Crowley re-emphasized his policy, pushing on issues like affordability, health care and education.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • If your body is telling you something the current diagnosis doesn’t fully explain, that gap is worth pushing on.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushing on
Verb
  • Jac Caglianone sent both runners home, digging out an 81 mph changeup from righty Bailey Ober and giving the Royals a 2-0 lead.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Weeding tools or an old screwdriver will speed up digging out roots.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Definition of digging out
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