meaning of buzz
1. To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
2. To sound forth by buzzing.
3. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.
4. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
5. To sound with a "buzz".
6. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation.
7. A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously.
8. The audible friction of voice consonants.
9. buzz 1. Of a program, to run with no indication of progress and perhaps without guarantee of ever finishing; especially said of programs thought to be executing a tight loop 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 by applying an AC rather than DC signal. Some wire faults will pass DC tests but fail a 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. " [Jargon File] bv
10. a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was
">issued"
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