Tra từ buzz - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

buzz [buzz buzzes buzzed buzzing] verb, noun BrE [bʌz] NAmE [bʌz]
verb
1. intransitive (of a ↑bee)to make a continuous low sound
•Bees buzzed lazily among the flowers.
2. intransitive to make a sound like a ↑bee buzzing
•The doorbell buzzed loudly.
•My ears were buzzing (= were filled with a continuous sound).
3. intransitive to be full of excitement, activity, etc
•New York buzzes from dawn to dusk.
•My head was still buzzing after the day's events.
•~ with sth The place was buzzing with journalists.
4. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) (for sb/sth) to call sb to come by pressing a ↑buzzer
•The doctor buzzed for the next patient to come in.
5. transitive ~ sb/sth (informal)to fly very close to sb/sth, especially as a warning or threat
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: imitative.

Thesaurus:
buzz verb
1. I
•Bees were buzzing amongst the flowers.
hum • • drone • • whine • |especially BrE whirr • |AmE usually whir •
bees buzz/hum/drone
a helicopter buzzes/whirrs
an engine hums/drones/whines
a machine hums/whines/whirrs
2. I
•The doorbell buzzed loudly.
ring • • sound • • chime • • jangle •
the doorbell buzzes/rings/sounds/chimes/jangles
buzz/ring/sound/chime/jangle loudly

Example Bank:
•A large helicopter buzzed overhead.
•A police helicopter was buzzing overhead.
•My ears were buzzing.
Idiom: ↑give somebody a buzz
Derived: ↑buzz about ▪ ↑buzz off

noun
1. countable, usually singular (also buzz·ing uncountable, singular)a continuous sound like the one that a ↑bee, a ↑buzzer or other electronic device makes
•the buzz of bees hunting nectar
•The buzz of the Entryphone interrupted our conversation.
•hums and buzzes from the amplifier
2. singular the sound of people talking, especially in an excited way
•The buzz of conversation suddenly stopped when she came into the room.
3. singular (informal)a strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement
•a buzz of excitement/expectation
•She gets a buzz out of her work.
•Flying gives me a real buzz.
•You can sense the creative buzz in the city.
4. the buzzsingular (informal)news that people tell each other that may or may not be true
Syn: ↑rumour
•The buzz is that Matt is in Scotland. Have you heard anything?

Word Origin:
late Middle English: imitative.

Example Bank:
•I love the buzz of a big city.
•I love the buzz= excitement of a big city.
•The movie, due out next summer, is already creating a buzz.
•There was a buzz of excitement all around the room.
•the angry buzz of a wasp
•the background buzz of conversation
•Flying gives me a real buzz.
•The air was alive with the buzz of bees and dragonflies.
•The intercom on her desk gave a loud buzz.
•The marketing campaign created extraordinary buzz.