Buzz

v. i.	1.	To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice. [imp. & p. p. Buzzed (bŭzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Buzzing.] Like a wasp is buzzed, and stung him. - Longfellow. However these disturbers of our peace Buzz in the people's ears. - Shak.
v. t.	1.	To sound forth by buzzing.
	2.	To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly. I will buzz abroad such prophecies That Edward shall be fearful of his life. - Shak.
	3.	To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
	4.	(Phonetics) To sound with a "buzz".
n.	1.	A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation. I found the whole room in a buzz of politics. - Addison. There is a buzz all around regarding the sermon. - Thackeray.
	2.	A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously. There's a certain buzz Of a stolen marriage. - Massinger.
	3.	(Phonetics) The audible friction of voice consonants.

Noun	1.	buzz - sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" Synonyms: bombilation, bombination
	2.	buzz - a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"
Verb	1.	buzz - make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive" Synonyms: bombilate, bombinate
	2.	buzz - fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"
	3.	buzz - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" Synonyms: seethe, hum
	4.	buzz - call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"

1.		buzz - Of a program, to run with no indication of progress and perhaps without guarantee of ever finishing; especially said of programs thought to be executing a tight loop of code. A program that is buzzing appears to be catatonic, but never gets out of catatonia, while a buzzing loop may eventually end of its own accord. "The program buzzes for about 10 seconds trying to sort all the names into order." See spin; see also grovel.
2.		buzz - [ETA Systems] To test a wire or printed circuit trace for continuity by applying an AC rather than DC signal. Some wire faults will pass DC tests but fail a buzz test.
3.		buzz - To process an array or list in sequence, doing the same thing to each element. "This loop buzzes through the tz array looking for a terminator type."

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