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Meaning of abuzz | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/əˈbʌz/

Definitions

Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement”), buzzing.

postpositional

Translations

Deutsch schwirren
Русский гудя́щий

Examples

“The court was all astir and a-buzz, when the black sheep—whom many fell away from in dread—pressed him into an obscure corner among the crowd.”
“There's too many women in the house for me: I hate the sound of women's voices; they're always either a-buzz or a-squeak, always either a-buzz or a-squeak.”
“The long silent halls of sumptuous hotels are all abuzz with excited arrivals.”
“Now what a-devil has set this hornet's nest of theirs abuzz so suddenly?”
“The town was abuzz with excitement for an hour, when the news became stale.”
“It was coming up on the cusp of July and August, and he remembered boyhood summers on the mountain's slopes abuzz with blackflies and syrupy heat.”
“The ranch was abuzz with activity and had been for hours.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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