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Definition of "abuzz" [a•buzz]

  • Filled with or as if with a buzzing sound: a field abuzz with snowmobiles; a room abuzz with talk. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "abuzz" in a sentence
  • "The blogosphere is kind of abuzz with the notion that this was a political hit on Eliot Spitzer."
  • "And the whole electrical fraternity is kind of abuzz, because now Westinghouse is going to have what he ` s lacked in his fight with Edison, and that is the motor."
  • "And I do not care despite the fact that, as I have read, "media outlets" covering this event were "abuzz" re: this very topic."