Word Direct Answers

What does "buzz" mean?

Buzz: To sound forth by buzzing. Shak.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly. I will buzz abroad such prophecies That Edward shall be fearful of his life. Shak.
  2. 3.To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice. [Colloq.]
  3. 4.(Phonetics) To sound with a "buzz". H. Sweet.
  4. 5.A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation. "The constant buzz of a fly." Macaulay. I found the whole room in a buzz of politics. Addison. There is a buzz all around regarding the sermon. Thackeray.
  5. 6.A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously. There's a certain buzz Of a stolen marriage. Massinger.
  6. 7.(Phonetics) The audible friction of voice consonants. H. Sweet.

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