buzz

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

BUZZ, verb intransitive 1. To make a low hissing sound, as bees; to make the sound of z, with an expiration of breath between the tongue and the roof of the mouth or upper teeth. 2. To whisper; to speak with a low hissing voice; to make a low hissing sound. BUZZ, verb transitive To whisper; to spread, as report, by whispers, or to spread secretly. BUZZ, noun The noise of bees; also, a whisper.
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