buzz around

Variant of buzz

buzz definition

buzz (buz)

intransitive verb

  1. to make a sound like that of a prolonged z; hum like a bee
  2. to talk excitedly or incessantly, esp. in low tones
  3. to gossip
  4. to move with a buzzing sound
  5. to be filled with noisy activity or talk

Etymology: echoic

transitive verb

  1. to utter or tell (gossip, rumors, etc.) in a buzzing manner
  2. to make (wings, etc.) buzz
  3. to fly an airplane low over (a building, etc.), often as a signal
  4. to signal (someone) with a buzzer
  5. Informal to telephone

noun

  1. a sound like that of a prolonged z or a bee's hum; buzzing
  2. a confused sound, as of many excited voices
  3. noisy activity; stir; agitation
  4. a signal on a buzzer
  5. Informal buzz cut
  6. Informal a telephone call
  7. Informal rumor or speculation circulating about some person, event, etc.
  8. Slang a condition of euphoria induced as by drugs
buzz Idioms

buzz about

to scurry about

buzz off

Slang go away; depart: often used in the imperative

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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