🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

嗡嗡声

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wēng wēng shēng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Buzz/bʌz/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"花园里到处都是蜜蜂的嗡嗡声。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, typically made by insects such as bees.

    "The low buzz of mosquitoes filled the humid evening air."
  2. 2

    A general sense of excitement, activity, or gossip surrounding a particular situation or person.

    "There is a lot of buzz surrounding the release of the new smartphone."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived as an imitative onomatopoeic creation in the late 15th century, representing the low, continuous humming sound made by bees and flying insects. Over time, the semantic range expanded metaphorically to denote a state of excited activity, rumors, or the low hum of electrical current.

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