buzzing
buzz·ing/ˈbʌzɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
buzzing is spelled B-U-Z-Z-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (buzz·ing). It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buzzing means “The sound produced by something that buzzes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buzzing is buzzings.
How many letters and syllables are in buzzing?
| Letters | 7: B-U-Z-Z-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: buzz·ing |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is buzzing?
Buzzing appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce buzzing?
- US /ˈbʌzɪŋ/
Buzzing has 2 syllables, split buzz·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-buzzing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of buzzing
- buzzings plural
- more buzzing comparative
- most buzzing superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buzzing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
gerund of buzz
- 2
The sound produced by something that buzzes.
I can hear buzzing coming from the television.
adjective
- 1
UKslangVery happy; full of joyful excitement.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of buzz
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Buzzing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sound produced by something that buzzes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bourdonnement, vrombissement |
| German | Summen, Brummen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does buzzing come from?
From buzz + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).