buzz around

bʌz əˈraʊnd

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of buzz around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

activitymove quickly and busily from place to place

She buzzed around the kitchen preparing dinner.

gossipspread rumors or gossip

People were buzzing around the office about the new manager.

gossip

whisper

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Expressions with buzz

buzz off

leave someone alone or go away quickly

Buzz off and let me finish my work!

buzz up

allow entrance by triggering an electronic lock

She buzzed up her friend from the lobby.

buzz about

move around quickly and busily

The office was buzzing about with activity.

give a buzz

call someone on the phone

I'll give you a buzz later.

give someone a buzz

call someone on the phone for a short talk

I'll give you a buzz after work.

buzz in

allow someone in by pressing a button or buzzer

Can you buzz in the delivery person?

Examples of buzz around in a sentence

The bees buzzed around the garden, collecting nectar.
Rumors were buzzing around the school about the incident.
Stories buzzed around the town quickly.

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French:s'affairer, faire courir des bruits, ...
German:herumwuseln, Gerüchte verbreiten, ...
Italian:muoversi rapidamente, fare gossip, ...
Spanish:moverse rápidamente, chismorrear, ...
Portuguese:mover-se rapidamente, espalhar boatos, ...
Chinese:忙来忙去, 散布流言, ...
Japanese:飛び回る, 噂を広める, ...
Arabic:دَارَ, نَشَرَ الشائِعات, ...
Hebrew:לְרַחֵף סְבִיב, לְהַפִיץ שְׁמוּעוֹת, ...
Russian:носиться, распространять слухи, ...
Ukrainian:метушитися, поширювати чутки, ...
Hindi:इधर-उधर भागदौड़ करना, अफवाहें उड़ाना, ...
Bengali:ব্যস্তভাবে ছোটাছুটি করা, গুজব ছড়ানো, ...
Catalan:anar atrafegat d'una banda a l'altra, fer córrer xafarderies, ...
Czech:kmitat, roznášet drby, ...
Danish:fare rundt, sladre, ...
Dutch:rondzoemen, rondbazuinen, ...
Greek:τρέχω πάνω κάτω, κουτσομπολεύω, ...
Hungarian:sürögni-forogni, pletykálni, ...
Khmer:រវល់រត់ទៅរត់មក, និយាយចចាមអារ៉ាម, ...
Korean:주변을 바쁘게 돌아다니다, 소문을 퍼뜨리다, ...
Persian:این‌ور و آن‌ور رفتن, شایعه پراکندن, ...
Polish:krzątać się, rozsiewać plotki, ...
Portuguese (BR):mover-se rapidamente, espalhar boatos, ...
Romanian:a se agita, a bârfi, ...
Swedish:rusa runt, sprida rykten, ...
Thai:วิ่งวุ่น, ซุบซิบ, ...
Turkish:etrafta koşuşturmak, dedikodu yaymak, ...
Vietnamese:chạy quanh, bàn tán, ...

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