buzzverb
uk/bʌz/us/bʌz/buzz verb (MAKE SOUND)
C2 [ I ] to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes:
[ I or T ] to press a buzzer in order to get someone's attention:
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Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- trumpet
- whimper
- woof
- yip
- yowl
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buzz verb (BE VERY ACTIVE)
C2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to be busy and full of energy:
If your head/mind is buzzing, you are thinking about many different things at the same time.
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Busy and active
- a hive of activity/industry idiom
- arena
- be (as) busy as a bee idiom
- be all go idiom
- be at work idiom
- be back in harness idiom
- foot
- girlie swot
- hard-working
- harness
- have (got) sth on
- have sth on your plate idiom
- knee-deep
- mad
- plate
- spread
- spurt
- stimulating
- tie sb up
- well away idiom
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buzz verb (FLY LOW)
[ T ] informal If an aircraft buzzes a place or people, it flies over it or them very low and fast.
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Movement through the air
- airborne
- flit
- float
- flown
- fly
- hover
- levitate
- lift
- skim
- skip
- soar
- swish
- swishy
- swoop
- track
- waft
- wheel
- wing
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buzz verb (CUT HAIR)
[ T ] informal to cut someone's hair very short using a special machine
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Hair care
- Alice band
- argan oil
- barrette
- brush
- comb
- crimp
- curling tongs
- delouse
- gel
- hair lacquer
- hair mousse
- hairgrip
- hairpin
- rinse
- roller
- shear
- slick
- straighteners
- styling
- tint
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buzznoun [ S ]
uk/bʌz/us/bʌz/buzz noun [ S ] (SOUND)
C2 a continuous, low sound:
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Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- trumpet
- whimper
- woof
- yip
- yowl
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buzz noun [ S ] (FEELING)
C2 informal a feeling of excitement, energy, and pleasure:
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Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- meaty
- shiver (up and) down your spine idiom
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- zap
- zest
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