abuzz
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abuzz

  1. (postpositive) Characterized by a high#Adjective|high level#Noun|level of activity or gossip#Noun|gossip; in a buzz, buzzing#Adjective|buzzing.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:active
    • 1859, Charles Dickens, “The Game Made”, in A Tale of Two Cities, book III (The Track of a Storm), London: Chapman and Hall, […], OCLC 906152507 ↗, page 212 ↗:
      The court was all astir and a-buzz, when the black sheep—whom many fell away from in dread—pressed him into an obscure corner among the crowd.
    • 1859, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], “The Night-school and the Schoolmaster”, in Adam Bede [...] In Three Volumes, volume II, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, OCLC 2108290 ↗, book second, page 124 ↗:
      There's too many women in the house for me: I hate the sound of women's voices; they're always either a-buzz or a-squeak, always either a-buzz or a-squeak.
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