buzz
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2.6
- noun
- /bʌz/
:
expectación
- The tech conference generated significant buzz, with many attendees sharing their thoughts online.
- create a buzz
- the buzz surrounding
It creates this fucking energy, this buzz, the sense of fear.
- It creates this fucking energy, this buzz, the sense of fear.
- So what do you think the biggest buzz for you was back then?
- How do you turn buzz into bite?
- Just a fucking huge B buzz B buz.
- But what happens is the buzz, it's smaller.
- But this one, the one that got the buzz, every single beat was perfect.
- You TikTok is no doubt like that's the buzz social platform.
Examples
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Echoing the prevailing buzz in Hollywood, the Vegas Hilton is gambling on one sure thing
Fiction book (1992) -
There's such a buzz about it now.
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So what do you think the biggest buzz for you was back then?
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You got a nice buzz going.
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There was a buzz about him within the music industry long before he was unveiled as a solo artist.
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There's a buzz on the street about it.
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Another way we generated buzz was by designing and creating the makerspace during the school year.
Academic text (2015) -
I could feel people staring at us; I could hear the buzz of their voices whispering over us.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sharon stood on the door sill, indecisively, aware of the familiar buzz and wash of sound.
Fiction book (2000) -
In present-day Java, concern over waning morality is a constant buzz in parliamentary circles and among Java's general population.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
184
1.1
Informal talk about other people's private lives, often with rumors
87
3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
80
4.2
A short time of excitement and activity
73
4.1
A noisy situation when people are excited or confused
28
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
26
7.6
Loud, exciting attention and talk around an event or product
20
4.1
Busy, noisy movement in a place with many people
17
5.1
A loud, confused noise made by a crowd
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3.9
Strong excitement and attention from many people and the media
8
4.0
Something or someone that everyone in a place talks about
2
4.6
Lively excitement and public interest around a person or event
A loud, excited noise and feeling from people at a live event
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
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- Archaic
1
9.4
A small jet-powered flying bomb used by Germany in World War II to attack cities
How Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buzz came to mean lively talk or excitement because many small sounds together make a humming noise, so a 'buzz' is the sound of people talking and sharing news.