abuzz
Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement”), buzzing.
Adjective
- Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement”), buzzing.
- The court was all astir and a-buzz, when the black sheep—whom many fell away from in dread—pressed him into an obscure corner among the crowd. - 1859, Charles Dickens, “The Game Made”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London:...
- There's too many women in the house for me: I hate the sound of women's voices; they're always either a-buzz or a-squeak, always either a-buzz or a-squeak. - 1859, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], “The...
- The long silent halls of sumptuous hotels are all abuzz with excited arrivals. - 1879, T. DeWitt Talmage [i.e., Thomas De Witt Talmage], “The Sins of Summer Watering Places”, in The Masque Torn Off, Chicago, Ill.: J....
Synonyms: abuzz active agile airy alive animate animated brisk busy busy as a bee buxom buzzing diligent driven driving dynamic eager effervescent energetic enthusiastic expeditious frisky gay genki
Origin
From a- (prefix indicating a condition or manner) + buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement; major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes”) or buzz (“to show a high level of activity and haste; to communicate in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly; to talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice”).