"buzzle" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌzəl/ Forms: buzzles [present, singular, third-person], buzzling [participle, present], buzzled [participle, past], buzzled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌzəl Etymology: From buzz + -le. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|buzz|le|id2=verbal frequentative}} buzz + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} buzzle (third-person singular simple present buzzles, present participle buzzling, simple past and past participle buzzled)
  1. (intransitive) To buzz repeatedly or continuously; whirr Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-buzzle-en-verb-DehIURJe
  2. (transitive) To cause to buzz; flurry Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-buzzle-en-verb--NvGL0mu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le (verbal frequentative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le (verbal frequentative): 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

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