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buzzle en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈbʌzəl/

Etymology

From buzz + -le.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To buzz repeatedly or continuously; whirr
   • There was a time every spring when bees swarmed all over the brambles and the apple and pear trees. Every tree hummed, and furry bees buzzled and flew, in and out, from flower to flower. It was a beautiful time, full of promise and life. 2015, Jamie Alan Belanger, D.L. Harvey, Shelli-Jo Pelletier, Scribings, Vol 5: Inversions:
   • 'It's here, you see, but we just ran out into the garden to tell Daddy the telephone was ringing, and it all went sort of fizzy and buzzled all over the stove.' 2007, Miss Read, Christmas at Fairacre - Page 237:
   • Butterflies plagued Plante before a game, and shivers buzzled between his shoulder blades. 2014, Stephen Smith, Puckstruck:
   • It buzzled and zipped behind the wastebasket; I lunged and stomped, my pooch belly heaving and my underarms waggling as John and Hattie cheered me on. 2012, Phoebe Baker Hyde, The Beauty Experiment:
2. (transitive) To cause to buzz; flurry
   • Hold, hold, master, spare me for heaven's sake I remember my Lady Faddle, she once sent me of an errand; your compliments buzzled me and put it out of my head. 1874, John Crowne, The Dramatic Works - Volume 3 - Page 77:

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