abuzz

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

Also spelled a-buzz

US /əˈbʌz/ UK /əˈbʌz/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
filled with a low humming sound or excited activity

The office was abuzz with rumors of the merger.

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Synonyms

1 adj · filled with a low humming... humming buzzing bustling astir alive throbbing teeming

Opposites

quiet still silent calm tranquil

Word family

Related forms buzz

Etymology

From a- ('in a state of') + buzz, an imitative word echoing the humming sound of bees or busy activity.

buzz English

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# abuzz

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** əˈbʌz
**IPA (UK):** əˈbʌz

## Meanings
1. filled with a low humming sound or excited activity

## Examples
- The office was abuzz with rumors of the merger.

## Synonyms
- humming
- buzzing
- bustling
- astir
- alive
- throbbing
- teeming

## Antonyms
- quiet
- still
- silent
- calm
- tranquil

## Related Forms
- buzz

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: buzz

## Etymology
From a- ('in a state of') + buzz, an imitative word echoing the humming sound of bees or busy activity.

## AI Etymology
Abuzz comes from a- ('in a state of') + buzz, an imitative word echoing the humming sound of bees or busy activity. The historical trail runs through English buzz. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means filled with a low humming sound or excited activity. Related forms include buzz.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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