# buzzing

Pronunciation: say "BUZ-ing" /ˈbʌzɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A low, continuous humming or droning sound, like that made by a flying insect or a vibrating machine.
   - Simple: The low humming sound that bees, insects, or machines make.
   - _A steady buzzing rose from the hive as the workers returned at dusk._
   - _The fluorescent lights filled the empty office with a faint electrical buzzing._
3. Gerund of buzz. — gerund of buzz
   - Simple: Gerund of buzz. Use this -ing form when the act of buzzing is named like a thing.
   - _Buzzing is one way bees signal danger to the rest of the hive._
   - _The continuous buzzing of the swarm grew louder as we approached._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of buzz. — present participle and gerund of buzz
   - Simple: Present participle of buzz. Use this -ing form when something is making a buzz right now.
   - _Mosquitoes were buzzing around our heads as the sun went down._
   - _The old refrigerator was buzzing loudly in the corner of the kitchen._

## Adjective

4. Feeling very happy and full of joyful excitement. *(slang, UK)*
   - Simple: Feeling very happy and full of excited energy.
   - _The whole team was buzzing after the final whistle._
   - _He came home buzzing from the concert and couldn't stop talking about it._

## Origin

Formed from "buzz" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/buzzing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).