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give someone a buzz

give someone a buzz is the alternative form of give someone a ring.

Meaning of give someone a ring

Verb (1)

give someone a ring (third-person singular simple present gives someone a ring, present participle giving someone a ring, simple past gave someone a ring, past participle given someone a ring)

  1. Become engaged.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, ring.

Verb (2)

give someone a ring (third-person singular simple present gives someone a ring, present participle giving someone a ring, simple past gave someone a ring, past participle given someone a ring)

  1. (idiomatic) To place a telephone call to someone.

Forms of give someone a buzz

third-person singular presentgives someone a buzz
present participlegiving someone a buzz
pastgave someone a buzz
past participlegiven someone a buzz

Questions about give someone a buzz

What is give someone a buzz the alternative form of?
Give someone a buzz is the alternative form of give someone a ring.

Words near give someone a buzz in the dictionary

  1. give rise to
  2. give some skin
  3. give someone a bell
  4. give someone a bloody nose
  5. give someone a break
  6. give someone a buzz
  7. give someone a hand
  8. give someone a hard time
  9. give someone a jingle
  10. give someone a lift
  11. give someone a piece of one's mind

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