I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a surge/buzz of excitement (= a sudden feeling of excitement )
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As soon as he noticed her name on the list, a surge of excitement ran through him.
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There is a buzz of excitement inside the stadium.
an insect buzzes (= makes a continuous sound )
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Insects were buzzing around our heads as we walked through the forest.
buzz saw
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
around
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Ideas buzz around like busy bees, but the sting that's left behind is always in the heart.
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You may have buzzed around like a maniac, squeezing in as many errands as time and traffic would allow.
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Thoughts buzzed around in my head and I might pursue the world of the spirit, but dressing up was equally important.
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It's a large, informal, open air lounge, with all the fascination of village life buzzing around .
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He was struck there for four hours with Park Service rescue helicopters buzzing around , throwing him ropes.
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Write down all that is in your head buzzing around .
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The chopper went to refuel, came back and buzzed around some more and then returned to Glasgow.
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A swarm of people were buzzing around outside the Tower, most of them looking rather aimless.
off
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I'd buzzed off one, but the rest I found hard to remember.
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Wishing that they'd buzz off and leave you to watch Bergerac.
■ NOUN
activity
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The Conservatives were fairly quiescent, but the Liberals were buzzing ominously with activity .
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Jimi makes a point of arriving at 8: 15, when the school is already buzzing with activity .
bee
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And the day I came there were bees outside, bees that buzzed , or were crooked in thistles.
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But the bee just buzzed in the ear of the largest goat.
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A bee came buzzing in under the roof.
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The bee then buzzed the other two goats, who followed the big goat out.
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A bee buzzed near my ear, and I brushed it away.
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There's a bee buzzing between your ears, isn't there?
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The bees buzzed loudly and the flights over the field resumed immediately.
fly
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The flies buzz and the sun is hot on my spine.
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When the light went on, a dozen or so large flies began buzzing around the room, which unsettled him.
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A fly was buzzing over my head ad kept settling on my face.
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The sun was very bright; flies and insects buzzed on the littered veranda.
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Who would notice a little fly buzzing around nimbly?
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Big bluebottle flies were already buzzing around their wounds; it was very quiet here, and that was the only sound.
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Only two sounds disturbed the silence - a fly buzzing desultorily against the window, and a tap dripping into the sink.
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A few big flies buzzed around the kitchen, then settled down with dusk.
head
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A fly was buzzing over my head ad kept settling on my face.
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Thoughts buzzed around in my head and I might pursue the world of the spirit, but dressing up was equally important.
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Questions buzzed around inside my head and I think there was a glimmer of dawn before I finally dozed off.
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She rocked him gently while Bridhe told her the story, and she felt a confusion buzzing in her head .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He buzzed at the security door, and I let him in.
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I hear something buzzing in the engine.
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Local people were buzzing about the murder.
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Police helicopters buzzed backwards and forwards over the area all day.
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The whole office seemed to be buzzing with the sound of machinery.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was buzzing, really buzzing.
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She went to call her daughter, but the phone only buzzed.
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Some come buzzing drunkenly off the ceiling, motor around loudly, and butt against the light.
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The canteen, a gloomy area in the basement, was buzzing with talk about Steinmark.
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When I returned to Britain I was buzzing.
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When the light went on, a dozen or so large flies began buzzing around the room, which unsettled him.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
word
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Superorganism was a buzz word among biologists in the I920s.
■ VERB
get
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There is no doubt that she gets a buzz from her work.
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They get a buzz when I go out there and race against the Lewises and people like that.
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I was just trying to get a buzz .
give
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That question alone gives the campaign more buzz than it had a week ago.
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Can of beer number three was already giving him a nice buzz .
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It's obvious: unless work gives us a buzz , we won't give our best.
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It gave her a perverse buzz to be amongst them, knowing she was doing her bit to bring about their defeat.
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Our coach gave them a real buzz .
hear
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You could feel the excitement, hear the buzz of anticipation.
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He heard the high buzz of a small plane.
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When I got back I could hear the buzz of the audience as they filed in.
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She bit her lip, then turned the bell key and heard its jarring buzz inside.
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It made short runs, and at each stop I heard a very brief buzz that sounded like some giant fly.
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I heard the tail rotor buzz again.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cop a buzz
give sb a call/buzz
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Compaq is pretty wonderful about fixing such stuff under warranty, so give them a call.
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If Andruw gives you any trouble, give me a call.
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If you'd like to meet up for a drink or something, do give me a call on the above number.
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It's obvious: unless work gives us a buzz, we won't give our best.
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So why not give us a call!
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Still, he would give Carter a call.
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Will you give me a call if you have any ideas?
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You and a friend can give each other a call.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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From inside the house, we heard the buzz of helicopters overhead.
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I could hear the buzz of a chainsaw far away among the trees.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From the next office came a buzz of voices.
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I liked the commercial buzz of their environment.
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She was only eighteen when they were married in London, with buzz bombs screaming overhead.
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The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz .
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There was no sound but the high buzz of flies.
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These days the buzz phrases in the Department of Health are equal access for everybody and winning more resources.
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You can sense the creative buzz in the city.