Abuzz

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /əˈbÊŒz/
• US IPA: /əˈbÊŒz/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒz

Origin

-("in such a manner") + buzz("to drone")

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Full definition of abuzz

Adjective

1. In a buzz; buzzing
• 2005, Cory Doctorow, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town, he remembered boyhood summers on the mountain's slopes abuzz with blackflies and syrupy heat.
2. (postpositive) Characterized by excessive gossip or activity.
• 1902, Francis Lynde, The Master of Appleby, Now what a-devil has set this hornet's nest of theirs abuzz so suddenly?
• 1914, Peter B. Kyne, The Long Chance, The town was abuzz with excitement for an hour, when the news became stale.