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The correct spelling is buzzing.
How to pronounce buzzing
verb
IPA: /ˈbʌzɪŋ/
Say it like: Buz-zin-g
The correct spelling is buzzing. To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. For example: "I can hear buzzing coming from the television."
Usage Examples
“I can hear buzzing coming from the television.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
- 2.To show a high level of activity and haste (alluding to the common simile "busy as a bee"). Often in the colloquial imperative "Buzz off!"
- 3.To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
- 4.To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
- 5.To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
noun
- 1.The action of the verb to buzz.
- 2.The sound produced by something that buzzes.
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