buzzes

Low thrumming sounds

Buzzes is the plural of buzz and the verb form for making a low, continuous humming sound like a bee or electrical device: The room buzzes with conversation.

To buzz someone is to call them on a buzzer or phone: Buzz me when you're ready.

A buzz is also a pleasurable thrill or mild intoxication: I got a buzz from the wine.

insects

bees

Winged pollinators

  • swarmMass of moving insects
  • hiveBee dwelling structure
  • mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest

fly · drone · colony · queen · worker · honeycomb · stinger · apiary · beekeeper · pollination

sound

hum

Low steady sound

  • whirContinuous humming sound
  • vibrationRapid oscillating movement
  • bzzzVibrating insect noise

drone · ringing · whine · static · crackle · fizz · sizzle · frequency · resonance · murmur

excitement

thrill

Surge of intense excitement

gossip · chatter · rumors · hype · talk · stir · commotion · activity · frenzy · atmosphere

intoxication

tipsy

Mildly intoxicated

giddy · inebriated · woozy · euphoric · mellow · plastered · sloshed

Categories
Opposites
sound production

buzzessilences

Stops from speaking

hushes · quiets · mutes · stills · whispers

EXCITEMENT/STIMULATION (slang)

buzzesdowners

Things that depress

crashes · bummers · lows · depresses · dulls

communication/contact

buzzesignores

Refuses to acknowledge

ghosts · avoids · blanks · snubs · cuts off

Phrases
Family

buzz, buzzing, buzzer, buzzed, buzzword, abuzz, buzzers, buzzkill, buzzwords

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G