abuzz
adj/əˈbʌz/US/əˈbʊz/
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 (“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”).
- inherited from *bussen✻
Definitions
Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip
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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for abuzz. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA