Word Finder - buzzing

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To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

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To show a high level of activity and haste (alluding to the common simile "busy as a bee"). Often in the colloquial imperative "Buzz off!"

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To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.

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To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.

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To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.

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To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.

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To drink to the bottom.

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To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.

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The action of the verb to buzz.

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The sound produced by something that buzzes.

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I can hear buzzing coming from the television.

The bees were buzzing among the flowers.

The buzzing in his ears was too loud.

Breathe deeply until the buzzing in your ears stop.

Already in 1721 he complains that the buzzing in his ears disconcerts and confounds him.

But he heard the words as he might have heard the buzzing of a fly.

She darted after him, cold on the inside yet still buzzing from whiskey.

Her blood spattered on the wall, and buzzing filled her ears.

Her ears were buzzing, and she fought the urge to throw up.

Liz plopped a straw hat with a red, white, and blue band on Dean's head just as three jets in close formation screamed overhead, buzzing the town in a deafening roar.

She squeezed her eyes closed, ears buzzing and tunnel vision forming.

He held out a hand to her, and she accepted it, barely forewarned by the buzzing in her ears before she fainted.

In places the wild muscadine and scuppernong vines stretched from tree to tree, making arbours which were always full of butterflies and buzzing insects.

One impressive technique is the ability to rip apart a maintenance truck and wield a wrecking ball as if it were a giant yo-yo, knocking helicopters and tanks around as if they were flies buzzing around a picnic.

One major issue is that after buzzing in on a question or category, you are only given three seconds to select an answer.

Taran resisted the draw with effort and stepped into the buzzing night.

Patients who have a fistula can usually feel it " buzzing " slightly.

This is our newest and latest hostel in London's buzzing Camden Town area, the city's most fashionable hangout.

All Iran is buzzing about the Mahdi, the 12th imam and the role Iran and Ahmadinejad are playing in his anticipated return.

So, in the meantime, enjoy these photographs of the buzzing metropolis which is, erm, Charlton Village.

The buzzing in her head ceased and she felt peaceful, although she knew it was merely the eye of the storm.

This makes a servo overshoot and then come back - it's what we see as buzzing.

Soon to be rewarded with a thriving, buzzing industry to revitalize the local economy.

This makes a servo overshoot and then come back - it 's what we see as buzzing.

Birds chattering, mice squeaking, flies buzzing, and oddly enough, other cats calling are all music to a cat's ears.

Frame a flower basket complete with bees buzzing above them behind your cooktop in your kitchen.

A buzzing noise typically accompanies this method of application.

While the Revlon 3D Extreme Mascara may not be the groundbreaking, newsworthy product that gets the whole industry buzzing, it is remarkable in its own right.

With just a little bit of thought, you can come up with a wedding favor so unique to you that your guests will be buzzing about it for months to come.

To add a fun finishing touch to your frog, pipe on a bright pink tongue and buzzing fly or add a buttercream crown to the top of your frog's head.

While the rumor mills and tabloids are buzzing about possible infidelity, there is no official word from the couple about their split.

When the birds begin to sing and the bees start buzzing, everyone wants to loosen up a bit and let their hair down.

Your child may also enjoy Shizzle Rocks, which can be thrown up into the air and are then pulled back together with magnetic force, causing them to make a distinctive buzzing sound.

The next several days the internet was buzzing with comments about the proposal.

Fans of both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are buzzing about who the new Batman/Bruce Wayne will be and what characters will be involved.

People sometimes experience being paralyzed, hearing a buzzing sound, sensing a presence in the room or many other sensations that can be unnerving to someone unfamiliar with the process.

Free Saver has an assortment of screensavers that includes dancing dinosaurs, flying 3D dragons, animated astrological signs, buzzing bees, and bouncing bunnies.

For example, General Hospital scoops and spoilers have been buzzing with rumors about Vanessa Marcil's return as Brenda Barrett for years - usually to no avail.

Nevertheless, the fan community was buzzing about the twists and turns of the entire plot.

An atomic dual alarm clock radio is particularly useful as many people find it easier to wake up to radio than to a buzzing alarm.

An alarm may sound loudly, making an unpleasant buzzing sound and this may result in your rolling over and switching the annoying noise off rather than getting up and facing the day.

The relatively new Amazon.com free music download section is buzzing with activity!

From well known TV blogs like Reality Blurred to simple fan blogs devoted to the show, expect to find the blogosphere buzzing the day after a Survivor eviction.

On a spinning incline from start to finish, Goblet of Fire is the buzzing excitement and anticipation, the static in the air before the players enter the field to play out the game.

Rumors of new series, new movies and other media are always buzzing.

He placed the ring on his finger, his body buzzing with lust and anticipation.

Deidre paid the driver and hurried inside, her mind reeling and her body buzzing with the weird energy of the killer who'd marked her.

The buzzing continued, and she pushed herself up on one elbow.

Shame about the sound quality earlier on - I've now gone from buzzing noise to buzzing noise to buzzing with ideas!

On clear evenings, there would be a landing party, buzzing over to the deserted shore in a small dingy to explore.

They were loud and sent the body buzzing into a mad frenzy.