n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə z
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English bussen, of imitative origin
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 : to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee
2 a : MURMUR , WHISPER b : to be filled with a confused murmur <the room buzz ed with excitement>
3 : to make a signal with a buzzer
4 : to go quickly : HURRY < buzz ed around town in a sports car> also : SCRAM ― usually used with off
5 : to feel high especially from a drug
transitive verb
1 : to utter covertly by or as if by whispering
2 : to cause to buzz
3 : to fly fast and close to <planes buzz the crowd>
4 : to summon or signal with a buzzer also : to let in through an electronically controlled entrance ― used with in or through < buzz ed him in>
5 dialect English : to drink to the last drop <get some more port whilst I buzz this bottle ― W. M. Thackeray>