to buzz
7
6.8
- verb
- /bʌz/
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- The white helicopter buzzed in over the trees and headed for the interior of the camp.
- helicopters buzzed
- buzz overhead
- planes buzzed
It'll fly around it, buzz in it and it's like it's on the radio going.
- It'll fly around it, buzz in it and it's like it's on the radio going.
- Various bases off the East Coast near Jacksonville and I forget where they're where they are, but you know, they just buzz right out there and they're essentially targets for us.
Examples
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The plane will buzz the camp at 1800.
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Russian planes buzz American, Swedish, Danish, even Canadian planes.
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- Sorry, but it's time to buzz the tower.
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A fighter appears out of nowhere, buzzing down on the left, machine guns blasting.
Fiction book (1990) -
Next thing you know, they're off buzzing the turkeys in the pickup.
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I've been hit in crosswalks by left turners, buzzed by drivers passing way too close, etc.
Blog text (19) -
Israeli warplanes had buzzed Assad's palace twice, in August 2003 and June 2006, in response to actions by Syrian-backed terrorists.
Academic text (2008) -
On the runway, a single-engine aircraft buzzed with power, rolled briefly along, and leaped into the dim air.
Fiction book (1992) -
The military jets buzzed the coastal town, drawing attention from the residents below.
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As the helicopter buzzed the field, players paused to look up and watch it pass.
Synonyms
2
7.9
To fly over a place in a plane
1
5.8
To make a long low steady sound
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Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.4
A small jet-powered flying bomb used by Germany in World War II to attack cities
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Etymology
Buzz meaning 'fly low over a place' comes from the loud humming noise planes and helicopters make when they fly close, so pilots 'buzz' a place to make noise and attract attention.