"buzzing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-buzzing.wav [US] Forms: buzzings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌzɪŋ Etymology: From buzz + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|buzz|ing|id2=gerund noun}} buzz + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} buzzing (countable and uncountable, plural buzzings)
  1. gerund of buzz Tags: countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable Form of: buzz Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (gerund of buzz): брмчи (brmči) (Macedonian), зуи (zui) (Macedonian), жужжа́ние (žužžánije) [neuter] (Russian), suad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-buzzing-en-noun-TeBppnMc Disambiguation of Sounds: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of 'gerund of buzz': 95 5
  2. The sound produced by something that buzzes. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sounds Translations (sound produced by something that buzzes): βόμβος (bómbos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), واژە (waje) (Central Kurdish), bourdonnement [masculine] (French), vrombissement (French), Summen [neuter] (German), Brummen [neuter] (German), ronzio [masculine] (Italian), брмечење (brmečenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), зуење (zuenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), طنطنه (tantana) (Ottoman Turkish), гул (gul) [masculine] (Russian), гуде́ние (gudénije) [neuter] (Russian), жужжа́ние (žužžánije) [neuter] (Russian), suad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-buzzing-en-noun-9soI6ALm Disambiguation of Sounds: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of 'sound produced by something that buzzes': 8 92

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-buzzing.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ʌzɪŋ Etymology: From buzz + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|buzz|ing|id2=gerund noun}} buzz + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} buzzing
  1. present participle and gerund of buzz Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: buzz Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-buzzing-en-verb-2mMn7bS9 Disambiguation of Sounds: 42 23 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 20 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 15 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 29 10 60

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