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buzz

/bʌz/ verbe B2

En français : raser, tondre, bourdonner

  1. To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. (intransitive)
  2. To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice. (intransitive)
  3. Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly. (intransitive)
  4. To fly while making such a sound. (intransitive) · A fly was buzzing past me.
  5. To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged. (colloquial) · The room was buzzing with excitement.
  6. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly. (transitive)
  7. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice. (transitive)
  8. To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over (an area), as to make a surprise pass. (figuratively, transitive) · buzzing around in small cars that dodged through traffic

He/she/it buzzes · Prétérit buzzed · Participe passé buzzed · Forme en -ing buzzing

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Dans la bibliothèque

At the same instant his ear caught a sort of indistinct sound on the stairs, followed by the measured tread of soldiery, with the clanking of swords and military accoutrements; then came a hum and buzz as of many voices, so as to deaden even the noisy mirth of the bridal party, among whom a vague feeling of curiosity and apprehension quelled every disposition to talk, and almost instantaneously the most deathlike stillness prevailed.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 30 · C1
Forthwith there was heard a great buzzing in the air, and a swarm of black bees came flying toward her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 80 · B2
Just as he was about to fly off, he made a buzzing noise, and inquired of the Bull if he would like him to go.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 89 · B2
As to the Admiralty—it is buzzing like an overturned bee-hive.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 7 · B2

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