buzzing

Everyday

1. Buzzing is making a low humming sound like a bee or fly. tree →
2. Buzzing means full of activity, noise and excitement: The hall was buzzing. tree →
3. In British and Irish slang, buzzing means very happy and excited. tree →
4. Buzzing someone in means pressing a button to open a door for them. tree →

In the lessons

In nature lessons, bees and flies make a buzzing sound by beating their wings very fast. In science, a buzzer in a circuit makes a buzzing noise. In stories, a buzzing crowd is lively. Phrases: buzzing with, buzzing around, buzz someone in.

Examples

• Bees were buzzing around the flowers. tree →
• I heard a fly buzzing at the window. tree →
• The playground was buzzing with excitement. tree →
• My phone is buzzing in my pocket. tree →
• We made the buzzer in our circuit start buzzing. tree →
• She was buzzing after winning the race. tree →
• Press the button and they will buzz you in. tree →
• Hark, what a buzzing and humming there is!" tree →

Note

It is the -ing form of buzz (double z, add -ing). The noun is buzz: the buzz of bees. Buzz is an onomatopoeia: the word sounds like the noise. Safety: stay calm near buzzing bees and wasps, don't swat at them.

In Jewish tradition

In Isaiah the "land of the buzzing of wings" is a far land beyond Ethiopia, perhaps for its swarms of insects or its many ships and sails.

Interpretation. Commentators read it as a distant nation whose messengers God notices. They see the prophecy as God's rule over all peoples, even the faraway ones.

Examples

• Ah, land of the buzzing of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia; (Prophets ISA.18.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

It is the -ing form of buzz (double z, add -ing). The noun is buzz: the buzz of bees. Buzz is an onomatopoeia: the word sounds like the noise. Safety: stay calm near buzzing bees and wasps, don't swat at them.