Meanings
verbbzz (third-person singular simple present bzzes, present participle bzzing, simple past and past participle bzzed)
present singular third person bzzes · participle present bzzing · participle past bzzed · past bzzed · alternative bzzz
- informalintransitiveTo make a buzzing sound like that of a bee or wasp.
Origin
Imitative. Compare buzz.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech bzz, bzzz
- bzzbuzzing sound
- bzzzbuzzing sound
Dutch bzz, zoem
- bzzbuzzing sound
- zoembuzzing sound
- zoem zoembuzzing sound
- zoemento make a buzzing sound
Esperanto zumo, zumi
- zumobuzzing sound
- zumito make a buzzing sound
Finnish surr
- surrbuzzing sound
Polish bzyk, bzz
- bzykbuzzing sound
- bzzbuzzing sound
Russian ж-ж-ж, жужжать
- ж-ж-ж (ž-ž-ž)buzzing sound
- жужжать (žužžatʹ)to make a buzzing sound
- прожужжать (prožužžatʹ)to make a buzzing sound
Scottish Gaelic faraman fearaman
- faraman fearamanbuzzing sound
Turkish vız
- vızbuzzing sound
Cite this entry
APA
bzz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bzz
MLA
“bzz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bzz. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bzz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bzz.
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