verb🔗ShareBourdonnerTo make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings."The bee was buzzing around the flower. "L'abeille bourdonnait autour de la fleur.soundanimalinsectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'affairer, être très occupéTo show a high level of activity and haste (alluding to the common simile "busy as a bee"). Often in the colloquial imperative "Buzz off!""The office was buzzing with activity as everyone rushed to meet the deadline. "Le bureau était en pleine effervescence, tout le monde s'affairant pour respecter l'échéance.actionlanguagewordsoundinsectcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMurmurer, chuchoter, bruisserTo whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly."The students were buzzing rumors about a surprise test. "Les élèves murmuraient des rumeurs à propos d'un contrôle surprise.communicationlanguagestorysoundmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBourdonner, chuchoterTo talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice."The students were buzzing quietly about the upcoming test, trying to share answers without the teacher noticing. "Les élèves chuchotaient tranquillement à propos du prochain test, essayant de partager les réponses sans que le professeur ne s'en aperçoive.communicationsoundlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaserTo fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass."The pilot was buzzing the airfield, showing off his plane to the crowd below. "Le pilote rasait l'aérodrome, exhibant son avion à la foule en contrebas.vehiclemilitaryactionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCouper les cheveux très courts, à la militaireTo cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut."He decided to save money and started buzzing his own hair at home. "Il a décidé d'économiser de l'argent et a commencé à se couper les cheveux très courts chez lui.appearancestylebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoire cul secTo drink to the bottom."He was so thirsty after the game that he buzzed his water bottle in one gulp. "Il avait tellement soif après le match qu'il a bu sa bouteille d'eau cul sec.drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAppeler quelqu'un avec une sonnerieTo communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer."I was running late, so I buzzed my boss from the lobby to let her know I had arrived. "J'étais en retard, alors j'ai appelé ma patronne depuis le hall pour lui faire savoir que j'étais arrivé.communicationtechnologydevicesignalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBourdonnementThe action of the verb to buzz."The buzzing of the bee distracted me from my reading. "Le bourdonnement de l'abeille m'a distrait de ma lecture.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBourdonnementThe sound produced by something that buzzes."I can hear buzzing coming from the television."J'entends un bourdonnement provenant de la télévision.soundnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
