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buzz noun

  /bʌz/
  • (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
 huhu, kohu
  • A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
 humina, ininä, mutina, surina
  • (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
 huuma, potku
  • (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
 kilautus, pirautus

buzz verb

  /bʌz/
  • (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
 surista, inistä, siristä
  • (transitive) To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
 ajaa siiliksi
  • (archaic, transitive) To drink to the bottom.
 juoda pohjaan, tyhjentää
  • (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
 kuiskia, kuiskutella, kuiskuttaa
  • (aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
 rynnäköidä
  • (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
 supattaa, supista
  • (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.
 sählätä, säpistä, touhuta
catch a buzz
alkaa tuntua, kihahtaa hattuun
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