bzz

bzz

English

Etymology

Imitative. Compare buzz.

Interjection

bzz

1. The buzzing sound of a bee, wasp, etc.

Translations

buzzing sound

Finnish: surr

Russian: ж-ж-ж (ž-ž-ž)

Verb

bzz (third-person singular simple present bzzes, present participle bzzing, simple past and past participle bzzed)

1. (intransitive, informal) To make a buzzing sound like that of a bee or wasp.

Translations

to make buzzing sound

Russian: жужжать (ru) impf (žužžatʹ), прожужжать (ru) pf (prožužžatʹ)

to say something

Russian: жужжать (ru) (žužžatʹ) (colloquial)

to say something against something or someone; to do something unusual

Russian: бзыкать impf (bzykatʹ) (colloquial), пробзыкать pf (probzykatʹ) (colloquial), зыкать (ru) impf (zykatʹ) (colloquial)

to fatigue someone by saying too much

Russian: прожужжать все уши (prožužžatʹ vse uši) (colloquial), все уши прожужжал pf (vse uši prožužžal) (colloquial)