buzz about
B1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
Move around busily like a bee, or for news/excitement to spread among people.
Literal meaning: To move around like a buzzing bee — quick, busy, in all directions.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
To move around in a busy, energetic way, going from place to place.
"The children were buzzing about the classroom, too excited to sit still."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1
idiomatic
informal
Of rumours, news, or excitement: to spread rapidly and widely among people.
"Rumours were buzzing about the office all morning after the CEO's sudden resignation."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Can refer to physical movement of people or the metaphorical spread of rumours, gossip, or excitement. The 'rumour' sense is very common in journalism.
Commonly used with
rumour news excitement gossip idea place
Forms
Base
buzz about
I/you/we/they
3rd person
buzzes about
he/she/it
Past simple
buzzed about
yesterday
Past participle
buzzed about
have + pp
-ing form
buzzing about
continuous
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Synonyms
bustle about rush about flit about circulate swirl around be abuzz
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