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abuzz
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a·buzz
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əˈbʌz
/
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uh
-
buhz
]
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adjective
1.
buzzing
.
2.
full of or alive with activity, talk, etc.:
The company was abuzz with rumors about the new owner.
Origin:
1855–60;
a-
1
+
buzz
1
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abuzz
(əˈbʌz)
—
adj
(
postpositive
) humming, as with conversation, activity, etc; buzzing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
abuzz
1859, from
a-
(1) +
buzz
. First recorded in Dickens.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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with talk of a coup by junior officers to bring him to power even more quickly.
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abuzz
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