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buzz
noun
1 buzz
Sound of rapid vibration:
— The buzz of a bumble bee.
synonyms: bombilation, bombination.
Roget 532:
news;
information
etc.
527;
piece of news [Fr.],
budget of news,
budget of information;
intelligence,
tidings.
word,
advice,
aviso [Sp.],
message;
dispatch,
despatch;
telegram,
cable,
marconigram†,
wire,
communication,
errand,
embassy.
report,
rumor,
hearsay,
on dit [Fr.],
flying rumor,
news stirring,
cry,
buzz,
bruit,
fame;
talk,
oui dire [Fr.],
scandal,
eavesdropping;
town tattle,
table talk;
tittle tattle;
canard,
topic of the day,
idea afloat.
bulletin,
fresh news,
stirring news;
glad tidings;
flash,
news just in;
on-the-spot coverage;
live coverage.
old story,
old news,
stale news,
stale story;
chestnut [Slang].
narrator
etc.
(describe)
594;
newsmonger,
scandalmonger;
talebearer,
telltale,
gossip,
tattler.
[study of news reporting]
journalism.
[methods of conveying news]
media,
news media,
the press,
the information industry;
newspaper,
magazine,
tract,
journal,
gazette,
publication
etc.
531;
radio,
television,
ticker
(electronic information transmission).
[organizations producing news reports]
[methods of conveying news]
United Press International,
UPI;
Associated Press,
AP;
The Dow Jones News Service,
DJ;
The New York Times News Service,
NYT;
Reuters [Brit.];
TASS [Rus.];
The Nikkei [Jap.].
[person reporting news as a profession]
newscaster,
newsman,
newswoman,
reporter,
journalist,
correspondent,
foreign correspondent,
special correspondent,
war correspondent,
news team,
news department;
anchorman,
anchorwoman†;
sportscaster;
weatherman.
[officials providing news for an organization]
press secretary,
public relations department,
public relations man.
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Roget 408:
resonance;
ring
etc.
v.;
ringing,
tintinabulation
etc.
v.;
reflexion [Brit.],
reflection,
reverberation;
echo,
reecho;
zap,
zot [Coll.];
buzz
(hiss)
409.
low note,
base note,
bass note,
flat note,
grave note,
deep note;
bass;
basso,
basso profondo [It];
baritone,
barytone†;
contralto.
[device to cause resonance]
echo chamber,
resonator.
[ringing in the ears]
tinnitus [Med.].
[devices which make a resonating sound]
bell,
doorbell,
buzzer;
gong,
cymbals
(musical instruments)
417.
[physical resonance]
sympathetic vibrations;
natural frequency,
coupled vibration frequency;
overtone;
resonating cavity;
sounding board,
tuning fork.
[electrical resonance]
tuning,
squelch,
frequency selection;
resonator,
resonator circuit;
radio
&c..
[chemical resonance]
resonant structure,
aromaticity,
alternating double bonds,
non-bonded resonance;
pi clouds,
unsaturation,
double bond,
(valence).
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Dutch: zoemtoon
Polish: bzyk
2 buzz
A confusion of activity and gossip.
verb
1 buzz
Make a buzzing sound:
— Bees were buzzing around the hive.
synonyms: bombilate, bombinate.
Roget 409:
hiss,
buzz,
whiz,
rustle;
fizz,
fizzle;
wheeze,
whistle,
snuffle;
squash;
sneeze;
sizzle,
swish.
Roget 410:
creak,
grate,
jar,
burr,
pipe,
twang,
jangle,
clank,
clink;
scream
etc.
(cry)
411;
yelp
etc.
(animal sound)
412;
buzz
etc.
(hiss)
409.
set the teeth on edge,
corcher les oreilles [Fr.];
pierce the ears,
split the ears,
split the head;
offend the ear,
grate upon the ear,
jar upon the ear.
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Dutch: brommen
2 buzz
3 buzz
Be noisy with activity:
— This office is buzzing with activity.
synonyms: hum, seethe.
Roget 412:
cry,
roar,
bellow,
blare,
rebellow†;
growl,
snarl.
[specific animal sounds]
bark
[dog, seal];
bow-wow,
yelp
[dog];
bay,
bay at the moon
[dog, wolf];
yap,
yip,
yipe,
growl,
yarr†,
yawl,
snarl,
howl
[dog, wolf];
grunt,
gruntle†;
snort
[pig, hog, swine, horse];
squeak,
[swine, mouse];
neigh,
whinny
[horse];
bray
[donkey, mule, hinny, ass];
mew,
mewl
[kitten];
meow
[cat];
purr
[cat];
caterwaul,
pule
[cats];
baa†,
bleat
[lamb];
low,
moo
[cow, cattle];
troat†,
croak,
peep
[frog];
coo
[dove, pigeon];
gobble
[turkeys];
quack
[duck];
honk,
gaggle,
guggle
[goose];
crow,
caw,
squawk,
screech,
[crow];
cackle,
cluck,
clack
[hen, rooster, poultry];
chuck,
chuckle;
hoot,
hoo
[owl];
chirp,
cheep,
chirrup,
twitter,
cuckoo,
warble,
trill,
tweet,
pipe,
whistle
[small birds];
hum
[insects, hummingbird];
buzz
[flying insects, bugs];
hiss
[snakes, geese];
blatter†;
ratatat
[woodpecker].
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4 buzz
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