Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Buzz \Buzz\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Buzzed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Buzzing}.] [An onomatop[oe]ia.]
To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like
that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a
murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
Like a wasp is buzzed, and stung him. --Longfellow.
However these disturbers of our peace Buzz in the
people's ears. --Shak.
Buzz \Buzz\, v. t.
1. To sound forth by buzzing. --Shak.
2. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to
spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.
I will buzz abroad such prophecies That Edward shall
be fearful of his life. --Shak.
3. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming
voice. [Colloq.]
4. (Phonetics) To sound with a ``buzz''. --H. Sweet.
Buzz \Buzz\, n.
1. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused
murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a
general expression of surprise or approbation. ``The
constant buzz of a fly.'' --Macaulay.
Source : WordNet®
buzz
n 1: sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" [syn: {bombilation},
{bombination}]
2: a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement
was so great that a formal denial was issued"
buzz
v 1: make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"
[syn: {bombinate}, {bombilate}]
2: fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"
3: be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with
activity" [syn: {hum}, {seethe}]
4: call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
buzz
1. Of a program, to run with no indication of progress and
perhaps without guarantee of ever finishing; especially said
of programs thought to be executing a {tight loop} of code. A
program that is buzzing appears to be {catatonic}, but never
gets out of catatonia, while a buzzing loop may eventually end
of its own accord. "The program buzzes for about 10 seconds
trying to sort all the names into order." See {spin}; see
also {grovel}.
2. [ETA Systems] To test a wire or printed circuit trace for
continuity by applying an AC rather than DC signal. Some wire
faults will pass DC tests but fail a buzz test.
3. To process an {array} or list in sequence, doing the same
thing to each element. "This loop buzzes through the tz array
looking for a terminator type."
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