# abuzz

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈbʌz/ · frequency rank #66,437

## Definitions
1. Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement”), buzzing.

## Etymology
From a- (prefix indicating a condition or manner) + buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement; major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes”) or buzz (“to show a high level of activity and haste; to communicate in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly; to talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abuzz