buzzing

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English buzz

Proto-Germanic *-ungō

Old English -ung

Middle English -ynge

English -ing

English buzzing

From buzz + -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌzɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ʌzɪŋ
• Hyphenation: buzz‧ing

Noun

buzzing (countable and uncountable, plural buzzings)

1. gerund of buzz
   • 1549 April 22 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, […].] The Syxte Sermon of Maister Hugh Latymer, whiche He Preached before K. Edward [VI], the XII. Day of Aprill.”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562, →OCLC, folio 73, recto:

     Surely it is an yl miſorder yͭ folk ſhalbe walking vp & down in the ſermon time (as I haue ſene in this place this Lent: & there ſhalbe ſuch huſſyng & buſſyng in the preachers eare, that it maketh hym oftentymes to forget his matter.

2. The sound produced by something that buzzes.

   I can hear buzzing coming from the television.

Translations

gerund of buzz

• Macedonian: брмчи (brmči), зуи (zui)
• Russian: жужжа́ние (ru) n (žužžánije)
• Welsh: suad m

sound produced by something that buzzes

• Abkhaz: пыввы (pʼəvvə), пыввы-ҷыввы (pʼəvvə-čʼəvvə)
• Arabic: طَنِين m (ṭanīn)
• Bulgarian: бръмчене n (brǎmčene)
• French: bourdonnement (fr) m, vrombissement (fr)
• German: Summen (de) n, Brummen (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: βόμβος m (bómbos)

• Hindi: गुंजन (hi) f (guñjan)
• Italian: ronzio (it) m
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: واژە (waje)

• Macedonian: брмечење n (brmečenje), зуење n (zuenje)
• Russian: гул (ru) m (gul), гуде́ние (ru) n (gudénije), жужжа́ние (ru) n (žužžánije)
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: طنطنه (tantana)

• Welsh: suad m

Verb

buzzing

1. present participle and gerund of buzz

Adjective

buzzing (comparative more buzzing, superlative most buzzing)

1. (UK, slang) Very happy; full of joyful excitement.
   • 2012 September 1, Rosina Tsang, Tamsin's War, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN:

     'She was buzzing, mate, I tell you. She was so funny to listen to. It's the happiest phone call I've had off her in a while.'

   • 2018 June 14, John Hickman, The Football Trials: Game Changer, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 15:

     “Nice one? It's amazing! There's loads like that,” he tells me. “Everyone is raving about you.”
     I'm totally buzzing. It's a shame Mum and Granddad aren't here.

   • 2022 June 9, Nell Hudson, Just For Today, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     'We shall see,' he said. 'But it did go unusually well , I must say.'
     You were absolutely buzzing when I met you at Paddington,' said Niall.

   • 2023 April 1, Lori Ewing, quoting Jack Grealish, “No Haaland, no problem as Man City thrash Liverpool 4-1 to keep up title chase”, in Reuters‎^[1]:

     "I thought we were good first half apart from the goal. I was in the toilet at half-time, I felt sick all morning but fine now, I feel buzzing."

   • 2023 August 1, Derek McInnes, quotee, “'I felt like Santa' - McInnes on Wales' Scotland U21 call-up”, in BBC Sport‎^[2]:

     "But I wanted to phone Bobby. Honestly, I felt like Santa. He was absolutely over the moon. It's a strong 21s squad, so he's in good company. I think Davie was more buzzing for Bobby than he was for himself."

Derived terms

• buzzingly