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verb

1. To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble, burr, drone, hum, whir, whiz. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To communicate with (someone) by telephone: call, ring, telephone. Informal dial, phone. Idioms: get someone on the horn, give someone abuzzcallring. See words.

noun

1. A continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble, burr, drone, hum, whir, whiz. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. A telephone communication: call, ring. See words.

1. Of a program, to run with no indication of progress and perhaps without guarantee of ever finishing; esp. said of programs thought to be executing tight loops of code. A program that is buzzing appears to be catatonic, but never gets out of catatonia, while a buzzing loop may eventually end of its own accord. “The program buzzes for about 10 seconds trying to sort all the names into order.” See spin; see also grovel.

2. [ETA Systems] To test a wire or printed circuit trace for continuity, esp. by applying an AC rather than DC signal. Some wire faults will pass DC tests but fail an AC buzz test.

3. To process an array or list in sequence, doing the same thing to each element. “This loop buzzes through the tz array looking for a terminator type.”

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i. An airflow instability that occurs when a shock wave is alternately swallowed and regurgitated by the inlet. At its worst, the condition can cause violent fluctuation in pressure throughout the inlet, which may result in damage to the inlet structure and maybe to the engine itself. Also called intake buzz.
ii. To harass another aircraft in flight or ground objects by flying dangerously close to them.
iii. The oscillation of control surface or other structure at very high audible frequencies. The commonest such phenomenon is aileron buzz. This sustained oscillation of control surfaces caused by intermittent flow separation on the surface, by a motion of shock waves across the surface, or by a combination of flow separation and shock-wave motion on the surface may result in damaging or even breaking of ailerons.

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noun
noun

A telephone call. (1930 —) .
G. Usher Shall I give him a buzz? (1959).

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For a list of words related to buzz, see:

• Voice Transmission and Telephony - buzz: (vb) Informal. place phone call to someone
• Aviation and Aerodynamics - buzz: (vb) fly aircraft very low, esp. over structure
• Movie People and Show Business - buzz: Slang. advance word on film in industry; heat
• Intonation and Inflection - buzz: hum, like a bee; murmur or whisper; speak dully and continuously
• Actual Sounds
• Secrecy and Concealment - buzz: (vb) speak softly, as if concealing secrets; gossip
• Paraphernalia and Behavior - buzz: Slang. initial mild effect of drug

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brummen, summen
v. intr. - summe, brumme, lave summelyd
v. tr. - tilkalde, ringe efter

idioms:

• buzz off    skrid, pil af med dig, fis af
• buzz saw    rundsav

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezoem, gegons, zoemen, gonzen, snorren, redderen, toefluisteren, heimelijk verspreiden, oproepen, oud nieuws, geroezemoes

Français (French)
n. - brouhaha, bourdonnement, vrombissement, coup de fil, friture (au téléphone)
v. intr. - bourdonner, vrombir, tinter, bourdonner (les oreilles), être tout bourdonnant de (une ville)
v. tr. - appeler (par interphone), (US) passer un coup de fil à, (Aviat) raser (un bâtiment), frôler (un avion)

idioms:

• buzz off    s'en aller, décamper
• buzz saw    scie circulaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stimmengewirr, Summen, (ugs.) Anruf, (Slang) Nervenkitzel
v. - summen, schwirren

idioms:

• buzz off    abhauen
• buzz saw    Kreissäge

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βομβώ, βουίζω, καλώ ή ειδοποιώ με βομβητή, πηγαινοέρχομαι με φούρια
n. - βόμβος, βουητό, βούισμα, (καθομ.) τηλεφώνημα, (κυκλοφορούσα) φήμη, ευχάριστη ζάλη

idioms:

• buzz off    (καθομ.) στρίβω, φεύγω
• buzz saw    δισκοπρίονο

Italiano (Italian)
ronzare, brusio, ronzio

idioms:

• buzz off    togliersi dai piedi
• buzz saw    sega circolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - zumbir, voar (avião) em vôo rasteiro e rápido, chamar ao telefone (coloq.)
n. - zumbido (m), ligação (f) telefônica

idioms:

• buzz off    cai fora!
• buzz saw    serra (f) circular

Русский (Russian)
жужжать, гудеть, жужжание, гул, сплетня

idioms:

• buzz off    вали отсюда!
• buzz saw    циркулярная пила

Español (Spanish)
n. - algarabía, murmullo, zumbido
v. intr. - zumbar, murmurar, cuchichear
v. tr. - zumbar, murmurar, cuchichear

idioms:

• buzz off    largarse, ¡lárgate!, ¡fuera de aquí!
• buzz saw    sierra circular

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - surra
n. - ivrigt pratande, tissel o tassel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
嗡嗡声, 流言, 发出嗡嗡声, 流传, 使嗡嗡叫, 散布

idioms:

• buzz off    匆忙离去, 挂断电话
• buzz saw    电动小圆锯

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嗡嗡聲, 流言
v. intr. - 發出嗡嗡聲, 流傳
v. tr. - 使嗡嗡叫, 散佈

idioms:

• buzz off    匆忙離去, 掛斷電話
• buzz saw    電動小圓鋸

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 속삭임, 소문, 전화 걸기
v. intr. - 윙윙거리다, 가다
v. tr. - ~를 윙윙 소리 나게 하다, ~에 전화를 걸다, ~의 위를 저공 비행하다

idioms:

• buzz off    썩 꺼져라

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ブンブンいう, ざわめく, うなる, ブザーを鳴らす, ブザーで知らせる, 言いふらす, 上をすれすれに飛ぶ, がやがや話す, 飛ぶ
n. - ブンブンいう音, うなり, ざわめき, 呼び出し音, ブザーの音, 噂

idioms:

• buzz off    急いで去る, 電話を切る
• buzz off    急いで去る, 電話を切る
• buzz saw    円鋸

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) طن, مليء ب, هاتف, نادى على, طار قريبا للتحذير (الاسم) طنين, اشاعه, شعور بالأثارة, صوت كلام عدد كبير من الناس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זמזום, צלצול טלפוני, שמועה (מדוברת), התרוממות-רוח, פעילות מואצת‬
v. intr. - ‮זימזם, תסס, הנמיך טוס‬
v. tr. - ‮זימזם, הנמיך טוס‬

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