Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Buzz
buzz, n. [onomatopoeic] (webplay: bees, breath, wind).
- Resonance; voiced hiss; noise of flies; [fig.] whisper; dissonance.
- Hum; sibilant apian sound; [word play on “fuzz”] pollen; gold dust from flowers.
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