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buzz verb

  /bʌz/
  • (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
 summen, brummen, surren
  • (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
 anpiepsen
  • (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
 brabbeln, brummeln, murmeln
  • (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.
 düsen, rauschen, schwirren
  • (archaic, transitive) To drink to the bottom.
 kippen, leeren, stürzen
  • (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
 raunen, verbreiten
  • (aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
 rauschen, zischen
  • (transitive) To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
 trimmen

buzz noun

  /bʌz/
  • A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
 Summen, Brummen, Gemurmel, Raunen
  • (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
 Anruf
Aufregung, Begeisterung, Telefonat
  • (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
 Euphorie, Rausch, Schwung, Taumel
  • (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
 Gemunkel, Gerede, Gerücht
  • The audible friction of voiced consonants.
 Rollen, Surren

buzzing noun

  /ˈbʌzɪŋ/
  • The sound produced by something that buzzes.
 Brummen, Summen
buzz off
abbrausen
catch a buzz
ansaufen, antrinken
buzz-phrase
Schlagwort., abgedroschene Phrase
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