: filled or resounding with or as if with a buzzing sound
a lake abuzz with outboards
especially
: filled with talk or excitement
an office abuzz with rumors
a town abuzz with anticipation of the big game
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the classroom was abuzz with preparations for that evening's open house for the parents
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Tens of thousands have descended upon Indianapolis for the final three U.S. shows of the tour, and the city is absolutely abuzz with Swiftie spirit.
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Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
These missions and other observations revealed that Io, the closest of the four to its host planet, is abuzz withgeological activity, including lava lakes, volcanic eruptions, and tectonically formed mountains.
—Mike Sori, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The music world is abuzz, as the single Hold Me Tonight by Baba flew to the top of the iTunes charts, stealing the hearts of everyone.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2024
In fact, his mind seems abuzz with almost anything but the nuts and bolts of financial returns.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
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Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
These missions and other observations revealed that Io, the closest of the four to its host planet, is abuzz withgeological activity, including lava lakes, volcanic eruptions, and tectonically formed mountains.
—Mike Sori, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The music world is abuzz, as the single Hold Me Tonight by Baba flew to the top of the iTunes charts, stealing the hearts of everyone.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2024
In fact, his mind seems abuzz with almost anything but the nuts and bolts of financial returns.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Abuzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abuzz. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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