abuzz
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 25
- Words With Friends
- 27
- Letters
- 5
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Definition of abuzz
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(postpositional)Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement”), buzzing.
“The court was all astir and a-buzz, when the black sheep—whom many fell away from in dread—pressed him into an obscure corner among the crowd.”
“There's too many women in the house for me: I hate the sound of women's voices; they're always either a-buzz or a-squeak, always either a-buzz or a-squeak.”
“The long silent halls of sumptuous hotels are all abuzz with excited arrivals.”
“Now what a-devil has set this hornet's nest of theirs abuzz so suddenly?”
“The town was abuzz with excitement for an hour, when the news became stale.”
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Etymology
From a- (prefix indicating a condition or manner) + buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement; major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes”) or buzz…
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From a- (prefix indicating a condition or manner) + buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement; major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes”) or buzz (“to show a high level of activity and haste; to communicate in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly; to talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice”).
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