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# buzz

verb (buzz, buzzes, buzzed, buzzing); noun (a buzz, buzzes)

«buzz» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To buzz is to make a long low humming sound like a bee or a fly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#m1)
2. A buzz is that sound, or the sound of a doorbell, alarm or phone vibrating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#m2)
3. To buzz is to press a buzzer, for example to let someone into a building. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#m3)
4. A buzz is an excited, busy feeling: «There was a buzz in the classroom.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#m4)
5. (informal) To give someone a buzz is to phone them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#m5)
6. To buzz around is to move about quickly and busily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#m6)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, bees and flies buzz because their wings beat very fast; sound is vibration. In everyday life, phones buzz, doorbells buzz, and quiz shows have buzzers. In stories, a «buzz» of excitement spreads before a big event. Phrases: «buzz off» (rude: go away), «give someone a buzz», «buzz with excitement», «buzz cut».

### Examples

- The bees buzzed around the flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#x1)
- A fly was buzzing at the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#x2)
- My phone buzzed in my pocket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#x3)
- Buzz me in when I ring the bell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#x4)
- There was a buzz of excitement before the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#x5)
- The school was buzzing with news of the snow day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#x6)
- I'll give you a buzz later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#x7)
- Press the buzzer if you know the answer! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/#x8)

### Note

Double z: buzz, buzzes. An onomatopoeia: the word sounds like the noise. «Buzz off» is rude. Buzz Lightyear and Buzz Aldrin (the astronaut) are names. Safety: stay calm near buzzing bees and wasps; don't swat them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «buzz» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buzz/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«buzz» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buzz.html) on Mova free.