boom vs buzz

boom

verb
  • To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. 

  • To flourish, grow, or progress. 

  • To make something boom. 

  • To subject to a sonic boom. 

  • To extend, or push, with a boom or pole. 

  • Of a Eurasian bittern, to make its deep, resonant territorial vocalisation. 

  • To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss. 

  • To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder. 

  • To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind. 

  • To raise or lower with a crane boom. 

noun
  • A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations. 

  • The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor. 

  • A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity. 

  • A rapid expansion or increase. 

  • A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera. 

  • A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment. 

  • An instance of booming. 

  • One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds. 

  • A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour. 

  • A microphone supported on such a pole. 

  • A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion. 

  • A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting. 

  • The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted. 

  • A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam. 

intj
  • The sound of a bass drum beating. 

  • Used to suggest the sound of an explosion. 

  • Used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly. 

  • The sound of a cannon firing. 

buzz

verb
  • To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. 

  • To fly while making such a sound. 

  • To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged. 

  • Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly. 

  • To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly. 

  • To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass. 

  • To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice. 

  • To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice. 

  • To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut. 

  • To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer. 

noun
  • Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes. 

  • Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”) 

  • The audible friction of voiced consonants. 

  • A whisper. 

  • A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication. 

  • A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones. 

  • A telephone call or e-mail. 

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