Buzznoun
A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
Dronenoun
A male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen bee.
Buzznoun
A whisper.
Dronenoun
Someone who does not work; a lazy person, an idler.
Buzznoun
The audible friction of voice consonants.
Dronenoun
One who performs menial or tedious work; a drudge.
Buzznoun
(informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
‘Still feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework.’;
Dronenoun
A remotely controlled aircraft, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
‘Several images of the compound were obtained via a drone overflight.’; ‘One team member launched a camera drone over the Third Pole. File:One team member launched a camera drone over the Third Pole.ogg’;
Buzznoun
(informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
Dronenoun
A low-pitched hum or buzz.
Buzznoun
(informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
Dronenoun
(musical instrument) One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe.
Buzzverb
(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
Dronenoun
A genre of music that uses repeated lengthy droning sounds.
Buzzverb
(by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
Dronenoun
A humming or deep murmuring sound.
Buzzverb
Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.
Droneverb
To kill with a missile fired by unmanned aircraft.
Buzzverb
To fly while making such a sound.
Droneverb
To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz.
Buzzverb
(colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
Droneverb
To speak in a monotone way.
Buzzverb
(transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
Dronenoun
The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee.
‘All with united force combine to driveThe lazy drones from the laborious hive.’;
Buzzverb
(transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
Dronenoun
One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.
‘By living as a drone,to be an unprofitable and unworthy member of so noble and learned a society.’;
Buzzverb
(aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
Dronenoun
That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth.
Buzzverb
(transitive) To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
Dronenoun
A humming or deep murmuring sound.
‘The monotonous drone of the wheel.’;
Buzzverb
To drink to the bottom.
Dronenoun
A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.
Buzzverb
(transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
Droneverb
To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
‘Where the beetle wheels his droning flight.’;
Buzzverb
To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
‘Like a wasp is buzzed, and stung him.’; ‘However these disturbers of our peaceBuzz in the people's ears.’;
Droneverb
To love in idleness; to do nothing.
Buzzverb
To sound forth by buzzing.
Dronenoun
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
Buzzverb
To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.
‘I will buzz abroad such propheciesThat Edward shall be fearful of his life.’;
Dronenoun
an unchanging intonation
Buzzverb
To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
Dronenoun
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Buzzverb
To sound with a "buzz".
Dronenoun
an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
Buzznoun
A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation.
‘I found the whole room in a buzz of politics.’; ‘There is a buzz all around regarding the sermon.’;
Dronenoun
a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Buzznoun
A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously.
‘There's a certain buzzOf a stolen marriage.’;
Droneverb
make a monotonous low dull sound;
‘The harmonium was droning on’;
Buzznoun
The audible friction of voice consonants.
Droneverb
talk in a monotonous voice
Buzznoun
sound of rapid vibration;
‘the buzz of a bumble bee’;
Buzznoun
a confusion of activity and gossip;
‘the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued’;
Buzzverb
make a buzzing sound;
‘bees were buzzing around the hive’;
Buzzverb
fly low;
‘Planes buzzed the crowds in the square’;
Buzzverb
be noisy with activity;
‘This office is buzzing with activity’;
Buzzverb
call with a buzzer;
‘he buzzed the servant’;
