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buzzle

/ˈbʌzəl/

buzzle verb: to buzz repeatedly or continuously; whirr.

Verb

buzzle (third-person singular simple present buzzles, present participle buzzling, simple past and past participle buzzled)

  1. (intransitive) To buzz repeatedly or continuously; whirr
    • 'It's here, you see, but we just ran out into the garden to tell Daddy the telephone was ringing, and it all went sort of fizzy and buzzled all over the stove.'2007, Miss Read, Christmas at Fairacre - Page 237
    • It buzzled and zipped behind the wastebasket; I lunged and stomped, my pooch belly heaving and my underarms waggling as John and Hattie cheered me on.2012, Phoebe Baker Hyde, The Beauty Experiment
  2. (transitive) To cause to buzz; flurry
    • Hold, hold, master, spare me for heaven's sake I remember my Lady Faddle, she once sent me of an errand; your compliments buzzled me and put it out of my head.1874, John Crowne, The Dramatic Works - Volume 3 - Page 77

Proper noun capitalized: Buzzle

Buzzle

  1. A township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States, named after Buzzle Lake.

Examples of buzzle in a sentence

  • Butterflies plagued Plante before a game, and shivers buzzled between his shoulder blades.2014, Stephen Smith, Puckstruck:
  • Every tree hummed, and furry bees buzzled and flew, in and out, from flower to flower.2015, Jamie Alan Belanger, D.L. Harvey, Shelli-Jo Pelletier, Scribings, Vol 5: Inversions:

Forms of buzzle

third-person singular presentbuzzles
present participlebuzzling
past participlebuzzled
pastbuzzled

Origin of buzzle

From buzz + -le.

Words that rhyme with buzzle

Questions about buzzle

What does buzzle mean?
Buzzle means to buzz repeatedly or continuously; whirr.
How do you use buzzle in a sentence?
Butterflies plagued Plante before a game, and shivers buzzled between his shoulder blades.
What part of speech is buzzle?
Buzzle can be a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce buzzle?
Buzzle is pronounced /ˈbʌzəl/.
What is the past tense of buzzle?
The past tense of buzzle is buzzled.

Words near buzzle in the dictionary

  1. buzzings
  2. buzzkill
  3. buzzkiller
  4. buzzkillers
  5. buzzkills
  6. buzzle
  7. buzzled
  8. buzzles
  9. buzzless
  10. buzzlike
  11. buzzling

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