buzzing sound

collocation in English

meaningsofbuzzandsound

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buzz
noun
uk
/bʌz/us
/bʌz/
a continuous, ...
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sound
noun
uk
/saʊnd/us
/saʊnd/
something that you can hear or that can ...
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(Definition ofbuzzandsoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbuzzing sound

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There may be a fault in the microphone and it makes abuzzingsoundover the seat.
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Is it the live bacteria that really cause thatbuzzingsoundoccasionally heard?
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Traditional grammars describing them as having abuzzingsound.
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They produce abuzzingsoundwhile flying in order to avoid predators.
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The electrical wires used to carry the signal often imparted abuzzingsoundon the transmission.
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The tiny rattle makes abuzzingsoundthat can only be heard from a few feet.
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Abuzzingsoundin the ears has also been reported immediately before macropsia development.
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At dusk and dawn the males make abuzzingsoundwith their wing feathers as they fly around their territory.
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Interference can manifest as abuzzingsound, which varies in volume depending on the distance the wearer is from the source.
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They are different from other marimbas through their larger keys and resonators beneath the keys (to produce abuzzingsound).
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Spider web silk covers small holes in the gourds to produce abuzzingsoundand antelope sinew and leather are used for the fastenings.
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This eliminates one of the common complaints of retro-fitted induction cookware: it makes abuzzingsoundas heat is applied.
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Voiced phonemes such as the pure vowels are, by definition, distinguished by thebuzzingsoundof this periodic oscillation of the vocal cords.
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Resonators are usually made with holes covered by thin cellophane (similar to the balafon) to achieve the characteristicbuzzingsound.
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Crumhorns make a strongbuzzingsound, but quieter than their conical-bore relatives the rauschpfeife and shawm.
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Demons' signatures are compared to abuzzingsoundor like the static in a radio station.
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As they move closer to the base of the volcano, which shows signs of an imminent eruption, they hear a very loud,buzzingsound.
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These holes produce the typicalbuzzingsoundwhen spun, which give the object its name.
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A simple detector produced an audiblebuzzingsoundin the radiotelegraph operator's headphones that could be transcribed back into alpha-numeric characters.
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It often emits abuzzingsoundwhen resting.
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