Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb buzz

4 senses of buzz

Sense 1
buzz, bombinate, bombilate -- (make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
buzz -- (fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square")
       => fly, wing -- (travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly")

Sense 3
hum, buzz, seethe -- (be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 4
buzz -- (call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant")
       => summon -- (ask to come; "summon a lawyer")

Antonyms of adj buzzing

1 sense of buzzing

Sense 1
abuzz, buzzing -- (noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal")

INDIRECT (VIA noisy) -> quiet -- (free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet")

Similarity of adj buzzing

1 sense of buzzing

Sense 1
abuzz, buzzing -- (noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal")
       => noisy (vs. quiet) -- (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog")

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