buzzier; buzziest
1
: making a buzz
a buzzy sound
… the buzzy song of a golden-winged warbler …—
Wayne Petersen
Wayne Petersen2
informal
: characterized by a buzz of activity
The feel on the street is a buzzy mix of city purposefulness and communal ease …—Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy3
informal
: causing or characterized by a lot of speculative or excited talk or attention : generating buzz (see buzz entry 2 sense 2e)
The term foodie was coined in the early 1980s, at about the same time Wolfgang Puck began serving gourmet pizzas at his buzzy Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.—Lisa Abend
Lisa Abend… Sesame Street now leaks spoofs of buzzy shows like Mad Men and True Blood online before they air …—Tanner Stransky
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Rivals Huawei and Xiaomi can access the AI from buzzy Chinese startup DeepSeek.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Crime drama based on real-life events rarely delves into what happens after the case in question, but that is what the team behind buzzy Swedish series The Congregation: The Bride of Christ have done.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
The second, in November, was buzzy, with the mighty soprano Lise Davidsen singing Tosca for the first time at the Met, and the tenor Freddie De Tommaso making his house debut.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
While things have slowed down the buzzy color was spotted at Bottega Veneta’s FW24 presentation and also at Christian Siriano’s show from the same season.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Crime drama based on real-life events rarely delves into what happens after the case in question, but that is what the team behind buzzy Swedish series The Congregation: The Bride of Christ have done.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
The second, in November, was buzzy, with the mighty soprano Lise Davidsen singing Tosca for the first time at the Met, and the tenor Freddie De Tommaso making his house debut.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
While things have slowed down the buzzy color was spotted at Bottega Veneta’s FW24 presentation and also at Christian Siriano’s show from the same season.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Buzzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzy. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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