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buzzing

/ˈbʌzɪŋ/ noun B1
  1. The sound produced by something that buzzes. (countable, uncountable) · I can hear buzzing coming from the television.

Plural buzzings

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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
The machine sitting at that desk was no longer a man; it was a busy New York broker, moved by buzzing wheels and uncoiling springs.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 17 · C1

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