"buzzing" meaning in English

See buzzing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-buzzing.wav Forms: more buzzing [comparative], most buzzing [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌzɪŋ Etymology: From buzz + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|buzz|ing|id2=gerund noun}} buzz + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} buzzing (comparative more buzzing, superlative most buzzing)
  1. (UK, slang) Very happy; full of joyful excitement. Tags: UK, slang Derived forms: buzzingly
    Sense id: en-buzzing-en-adj-swHbl1iM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 2 27 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 37 24 17 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 4 33 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 3 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 2 28 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 64 7 18 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 69 5 21 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 68 5 20 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 81 1 16 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 62 3 33 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 5 25 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 66 4 28 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 68 5 20 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 60 9 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 66 4 28 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 62 3 33 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-buzzing.wav 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 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 'gerund of buzz': 97 3
  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), طَنِين (ṭanīn) [masculine] (Arabic), бръмчене (brǎmčene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 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: 8 6 83 3 Disambiguation of 'sound produced by something that buzzes': 3 97

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-buzzing.wav
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
    Sense id: en-buzzing-en-verb-2mMn7bS9

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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