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buzzing

/ˈbʌzɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

Zumbar

To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

Examples :

"The bee was buzzing around the flower. "
La abeja zumbaba alrededor de la flor.
sound animal insect

Related Words

Illustration television

television noun

/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/

Televisión, televisor

"It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell."

Es bueno que la televisión no transmita olores.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration incessantly

incessantly adverb

/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt.li/

Incesantemente, sin cesar

"He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone."

Él parloteaba incesantemente y molestaba a todos.

Illustration specified

specified adjective

/ˈspɛsɪfaɪd/

Especificado, detallado

"The specified dress code for the party included a formal gown and black tie. "

El código de vestimenta especificado para la fiesta incluía un vestido formal y corbata negra.

Illustration undertone

undertone noun

/ˈʌndərtoʊn/ /ˈʌndɚtoʊn/

Subtono, matiz

"The old grandfather clock's undertone was a low, rhythmic tick-tock. "

El subtono del viejo reloj de abuelo era un tic-tac bajo y rítmico.

Illustration confidentially

confidentially adverb

/ˌkɑnfɪˈdɛnʃəli/ /ˌkɑnfɪˈdɛnʃəliː/

Confidencialmente, en confianza

"I told my best friend about my crush confidentially, hoping she wouldn't tell anyone else. "

Le conté a mi mejor amiga sobre mi enamoramiento confidencialmente, esperando que no se lo contara a nadie más.

Illustration continuous

continuous adjective

/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/

Continuo, ininterrumpido

"a continuous current of electricity"

Una corriente continua de electricidad.

Illustration communicate

communicate verb

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

Comunicar, transmitir

"The teacher communicated the new assignment to the students. "

El profesor comunicó la nueva tarea a los estudiantes.

Illustration imperative

imperative noun

/ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/

Imperativo

"The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative."

Los verbos en oraciones como "¡Hazlo!" y "¡Di lo que quieras!" están en imperativo.

Illustration colloquial

colloquial noun

/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/ /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/

Palabra coloquial, coloquialismo

""Instead of 'See you later,' a more colloquial way to say it is 'Catch you later.'" "

En lugar de 'Hasta luego', una forma más coloquial de decirlo es 'Nos vemos'.

Illustration sibilant

sibilant noun

/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/

Sibilante

"The teacher explained that "s" and "sh" are examples of a sibilant in English. "

El profesor explicó que "s" y "sh" son ejemplos de una sibilante en inglés.

Illustration distracted

distracted verb

/dɪˈstræktɪd/ /diˈstræktɪd/

Distraer

"The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored."

La multitud se distrajo con un helicóptero que sobrevolaba el estadio cuando se marcó el único gol del partido.