English

Adjective

abuzz ‎(comparative more abuzz, superlative most abuzz)

1. In a buzz; buzzing
   • 2005, Cory Doctorow, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town:

     he remembered boyhood summers on the mountain's slopes abuzz with blackflies and syrupy heat.

2. (postpositive) Characterized by excessive gossip or activity.
   • 1902, Francis Lynde, The Master of Appleby:

     Now what a-devil has set this hornet's nest of theirs abuzz so suddenly?

   • 1914, Peter B. Kyne, The Long Chance:

     The town was abuzz with excitement for an hour, when the news became stale.

References

1. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 8