buzzing

English

Etymology

From buzz +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌzɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌzɪŋ
• Hyphenation: buzz‧ing

Noun

buzzing (countable and uncountable, plural buzzings)

1. gerund of buzz
   • 1549 April 22 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, […].] The Syxte Sermon of Maister Hugh Latymer, whiche He Preached before K. Edward [VI], the XII. Day of Aprill.”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562, →OCLC, folio 73, recto:

     Surely it is an yl miſorder yͭ folk ſhalbe walking vp & down in the ſermon time (as I haue ſene in this place this Lent: & there ſhalbe ſuch huſſyng & buſſyng in the preachers eare, that it maketh hym oftentymes to forget his matter.

2. The sound produced by something that buzzes.

   I can hear buzzing coming from the television.

Translations

gerund of buzz

• Macedonian: брмчи (brmči), зуи (zui)
• Russian: жужжа́ние (ru) n (žužžánije)
• Welsh: suad m

sound produced by something that buzzes

• French: bourdonnement (fr) m, vrombissement (fr)
• Greek:

  Ancient: βόμβος m (bómbos)

• Italian: ronzio (it) m
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: واژە (waje)

• Macedonian: брмечење n (brmečenje), зуење n (zuenje)
• Ottoman Turkish: طنطنه (tantana)
• Russian: гул (ru) m (gul), гуде́ние (ru) n (gudénije), жужжа́ние (ru) n (žužžánije)
• Welsh: suad m

Verb

buzzing

1. present participle and gerund of buzz