to buzz

Examples

• All

• Could you buzz me in, please?

  Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

• Buzz me when you get back, huh?

  Rosemary's Baby (1968)

• I have to buzz him, sir.

  The Negotiator (1998)

• Can you buzz us in, please?

  Bound (1996)

• I'll buzz you in about five minutes.

  All the President's Men (1976)

• If you could buzz Mr. Mendez, he knows about this.

  Lovesick (1983)

• Nobody came in, and I had to keep buzzing the nurse.

  Academic text (2011)

• Resisting the impulse, she buzzed one of the nurses and asked her to come to the examination room.

  Fiction book (1991)

• But he dismissed the perils angrily and buzzed for his nurse to join him.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Could you buzz me in, please?

Synonyms

R

to ring

vsto buzz

• UK

294 1.0

To call someone on the phone

uses a local electrical signal to request entry rather than phone contact

M

to make a call

vsto buzz

93 1.0

To phone someone

focuses on using an installed entry signal device to gain admittance

H

to hail

vsto buzz

87 3.8

To call or wave for a taxi to stop for you

calls to get attention at an entry point rather than general service requests

B

to beep

vsto buzz

• Archaic

45 4.2

To send a short electronic signal to call someone

calls using a fixed entry signal to request admittance

T

to telephone

vsto buzz

20 1.0

To call someone to speak with them

depends on operating a building entry signal to call for admittance

G

to give a shout

vsto buzz

• Informal

1 5.1

Call or message someone to let them know something

is used for entry requests by operating an entry signal not vocal calls

G

to give a ring

vsto buzz

1 2.2

To phone someone

relies on a door signal to request admittance not a phone call

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

Idioms

A

a lot of buzz

• Literature

13 3.9

Strong excitement and attention from many people and the media

Phrasal Verbs

B

to buzz about

• Informal

14 3.4

Talk excitedly about something, often sharing news or rumors

B

to buzz off

• Offensive

12 8.4

To tell someone to go away right away in a rude or angry way

Compounds

B

buzz saw

1 4.4

A machine with a round metal blade that turns quickly to cut wood

B

buzz bomb

• Archaic

1 9.4

A small jet-powered flying bomb used by Germany in World War II to attack cities

B

buzz of the crowd

4.4

A loud, excited noise and feeling from people at a live event

Surface Forms

Etymology