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- [buhz]
- /bʌz/
- /bʌz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhz]
- /bʌz/
Definitions of buzzed word
- noun buzzed a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking. 1
- noun buzzed a rumor or report. 1
- noun buzzed Informal. a phone call: When I find out, I'll give you a buzz. 1
- noun buzzed Slang. a feeling of intense enthusiasm, excitement, or exhilaration: I got a terrific buzz from those Pacific sunsets. a feeling of slight intoxication. 1
- verb without object buzzed to make a low, vibrating, humming sound. 1
- verb without object buzzed to speak or murmur with such a sound. 1
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Origin of buzzed
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English busse; imitative
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Parts of speech for Buzzed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buzzed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
buzzed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buzzed
adj buzzed
- besotted — If you are besotted with someone or something, you like them so much that you seem foolish or silly.
- blind drunk — So intoxicated as to appear to have difficulty seeing.
- blitzed — inebriated; drunk
- bombed — under the influence of alcohol or drugs (esp in the phrase bombed out of one's mind or skull)
- boozed — If someone is boozed or boozed up, they are drunk.
verb buzzed
- aviated — Simple past tense and past participle of aviate.
- came — Came is the past tense of come.
- confided — Simple past tense and past participle of confide.
- contacted — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- droned — to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz.
noun buzzed
- babbled — Simple past tense and past participle of babble.
- clamored — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- commented — a remark, observation, or criticism: a comment about the weather.
- dinned — a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
adjective buzzed
- fuddled — Confused or stupefied, especially as a result of drinking alcohol.
- juiced — intoxicated from alcohol; drunk: When arrested he was definitely juiced.
- wasted — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
- wrecked — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- zonked — stupefied by or as if by alcohol or drugs; high.
Top questions with buzzed
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