“Buz” is a form of
buzz
/bʌz/ noun, verb, proper noun
Forms buzzes buzzing buzzed
- noun A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
- noun A whisper.
- noun The audible friction of voiced consonants.
- noun (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication. “Still feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework.”
- noun (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
- noun (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
- noun (uncountable) Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”).
- verb (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
- verb (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
- verb Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.
- verb (chiefly of an insect) To fly while making such a sound.
- verb (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged. “The room was buzzing with excitement.”
- verb (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
- verb (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
- verb (transitive, aviation, also figuratively) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over (an area), as to make a surprise pass. “buzzing around in small cars that dodged through traffic”
- proper noun A male given name, pet form of Busby
Synonyms
fizz-buzz bombilation bombination bombinate bombilate hum seethe
Etymology
From Middle English *bussen (suggested by Middle English bussyng (“buzzing”)), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Scots bizz (“to buzz”). Compare Middle English bunning (“buzzing”), Middle English hossing (“buzzing”), Middle English bissen (“to hush”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
- verb To sound forth by buzzing. Shak.
- verb To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.
- noun A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation. "The constant buzz of a fly." Macaulay.
Etymology [An onomatopoeia.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “buzz”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details