a·buzz

[uh-buhz]
adjective
2.
full of or alive with activity, talk, etc.: The company was abuzz with rumors about the new owner.

Origin:
1855–60; a-1 + buzz1

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abuzz (əˈbʌz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(postpositive) humming, as with conversation, activity, etc; buzzing

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abuzz
1859, from a- (1) + buzz. First recorded in Dickens.
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Example sentences
Social media were abuzz with diverse opinions on ads.
The chart became abuzz with activity as students in pairs and small groups
  discussed the errors and different preposition options.
And the world of financial journalism is abuzz today.
It's only natural that the medium that led to his downfall was abuzz with jokes
  and jabs during yesterday's press conference.
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