Dictionary entry

Buzz (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Buzz, v. t. 1. To sound forth by buzzing. Shak.

2. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.

I will buzz abroad such prophecies

That Edward shall be fearful of his life.

Shak.

3. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.

4. (Phonetics) To sound with a “buzz”. H. Sweet.