Complete Definition of "abuzz"

English

Etymology
Prefix a- + buzz

Adjective
en-adj

  1. In a buzz; buzzing
  2. Characterized by excessive gossip or activity.

Quotations
"Now what a-devil has set this hornet's nest of theirs abuzz so suddenly?" � w:Francis Lynde|Francis Lynde, "The Master of Appleby", 1902
The town was abuzz with excitement for an hour, when the news became stale. � w:Peter B. Kyne|Peter B. Kyne, "The Long Chance", 1914
he remembered boyhood summers on the mountain's slopes abuzz with blackflies and syrupy heat. � w:Cory Doctorow|Cory Doctorow, "Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town", 2005

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