Abuzz is an adverb that means ‘characterized by lots of talk or gossip.’

Our word of the day began life as a variation of the word ‘buzz,’ Buzz is a word from Middle English that is imitative, which means it imitates the sounds of the thing it describes. When we describe something as abuzz, we mean it is buzzing. It’s often used metaphorically to describe something as ‘buzzing’ with conversation or rumors.

For example: The office was abuzz with all kinds of talk regarding a new recreation room. But the rumors were soon put to rest when we discovered there simply wasn’t enough money in the budget for it.