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Meanings of buzzed in English

Slightly drunk.

Usage of buzzed in English
1
Helicopters buzzed overhead and the main road outside was closed to traffic.
Reuters
2
The stunner buzzed in his hand, and once again the footfalls retreated.
Gold in the Sky
3
Helicopters buzzed over Kabul's diplomatic area after the attack and sirens whined.
Reuters
4
In the early decades of the 20th century, Britain buzzed with sinophobia.
The Guardian
5
Military helicopters, a reminder of the armed force's central role, buzzed overhead.
Reuters
6
Jennifer kept Patrick Maguire waiting for forty-five minutes, and then buzzed Cynthia.
Rage of angels
7
Monday buzzed with rumours; the evening papers chronicled them hour by hour.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
8
The instrument buzzed a moment and the deskman looked up to say:
Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and i...
9
The village and the temporary camp of grass huts buzzed and hummed.
Witch-Doctors
10
Unmanned drones buzzed near their makeshift jungle camps at night, she said.
Reuters
11
As Macklin's address continued the wall telephone beside the display map buzzed.
Swan Song
12
The master saw that the stranger was the offender, and buzzed angrily.
The Emancipatrix
13
The wings buzzed against his palm for a moment before going still.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
14
What was the idea that buzzed in the head of Hobart Fenton?
The Blind Spot
15
Outside that barrier mosquitoes and sandflies buzzed and swarmed in futile activity.
Burned Bridges
16
The next day still more took wing and buzzed about the shops.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
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Buzzed across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common