Verb Flies were buzzing around the picnic tables. The hall buzzed with excitement as the audience waited for the show to start. My mind is buzzing with ideas. The nurse buzzed the doctor who was on duty. She buzzed her secretary to say she was going out for lunch. Ring the bell when you arrive and someone will buzz you into the building. Let me buzz you out. Noun We heard the buzz of the bees as we walked through the garden. When the machine is turned on, it makes a quiet buzz. There was a buzz of voices in the hall as the audience waited for the show to start. What's the latest buzz about their marriage? The buzz is that she turned down the job because the pay was too low. There's been quite a buzz about the new movie. The team's new players are creating a buzz among baseball fans. There's been a lot of buzz about the new movie. See More
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Guests must buzz into a very small (but impressively chic) lobby. Ian Malone, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2022 Even before anyone had seen Cate Blanchett’s starring turn in Todd Field’s Tár, there was awards buzz around her performance. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 Chinese jets regularly buzz the skies around Taiwan, forcing the island’s air force to scramble its planes. Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 After a few days, the group would board a private charter to buzz them over to the country’s Caribbean side. Donna Bulseco, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Users can share access with members of their household, providing functionality for everyone to buzz themselves into the building, interact with visitors, and gain remote building entry via the phone app. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 1 Sep. 2022 Lacy has had buzz in the music industry for a while now. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 In addition to condemning Pelosi’s upcoming visit, Beijing has sent several warplanes to buzz the dividing line of the Taiwan strait in a show of force. Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 My partner, who is also pansexual and exploring what gender means to them, encouraged me to buzz my hair from the beginning of our relationship.Allure, 20 Mar. 2022
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With the buzz of New York Fashion Week already in full swing, a stylish group gathered at the West Village hotspot, Left Bank, for an intimate cocktail party to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Partow. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 Where sheep are at work, the sound of bleating pierces the steady buzz of machinery converting sunlight to electricity. Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 To capitalize on the buzz of the new series, there are many exciting things fans have to look forward to in the near future. Janaya Wecker, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2022 The shores of Laguna Palcacocha were swarming with people - judges, lawyers, scientists, politicians - the sounds of the wind and water drowned out by the babble of multiple languages and the buzz of a drone. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Sit outside at night, and bask in the soothing buzz of cicadas hidden in the trees. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2022 The camera tryout in Warwick evokes a buzz of activity at police departments across the state as many local police officers get ready to do their jobs, day in and day out, with body cameras. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 Moreover, Wu credits the passionate Viki user base as the single-biggest factor in driving buzz and sampling of the various Viki channels and services. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022 The buzz of Leibman’s phone after an injury is an example of the team approach MGB takes toward sports medicine. Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 See More