buzz

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
2. A whisper.
3. The audible friction of voiced consonants.
4. (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
5. (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
6. (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
7. Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”)

Verb

1. To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
2. To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
3. To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
4. (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.
5. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
6. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
7. To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
8. To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
9. To drink to the bottom.
10. To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.

sinonimi

hum

drone

whirr

whir

ring

💍

whiz

whizz

murmur

rumour

roar

rumble

buzzing

zoom

sound

🔉

noise

vibrate

boom

💥

purr

seethe

bombinate

whistle

thunder

🌩️

clatter

bumble

bombilate

bombilation

rustle

bombination

peal

reverberate

beep

jingle

hiss

unfounded news

groundless news

senseless gossip

rattle

slander

dirt

whisper

mush

commotion

plonk

pulsate

resonance

comment

clutter

clink

rumor

scandal

unpitched sound

shrill

sigh

sing

sizzle

sough

clank

spinning top

sputter

stew

🍲

talk

🗣️

thrill

throb

thrum

tingle

tinkle

toll

uproar

wheel

🛞

whine

clang

circle

⭕

whish

chime

bustle

flap the wings

brattle

crack the whip

swoosh

talk nonsense

syren

circumrotate

swoop about

dither

echo

droning

fad

fly

✈️

frenzy

groan

growl

hailer

hoarse

hoot

hooter

hover

howl

din

humming

jangle

kick

make a sound

make noise

moan

crawl

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/bʌz/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: *bussen

Affine inglese medio: bunning

Affine inglese medio: hossing

In summary

From Middle English *bussen, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Middle English bunning (“buzzing”), Middle English hossing (“buzzing”), Middle English bissen (“to hush”).