buzz

1. 1.

   sound of rapid vibration

   “the buzz of a bumble bee”

   Synonymsbombilationbombination

   Broadersound
2. 2.

   a confusion of activity and gossip

   “the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued”

   Broaderactivity

Other forms of buzz

plural

buzzes·

past tense

buzzed·

present participle

buzzing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about buzz

What does buzz mean?

buzz means "make a buzzing sound". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in buzz?

buzz has 1 syllable: buzz. In IPA it is /ˈbʌz/.

What is another word for buzz?

Close synonyms include bombinate, bombilate, hum, seethe, bombilation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is buzz a common word?

buzz is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with buzz?

1 word rhymes with buzz. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.