The audible friction of voiced consonants.
Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”)
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.
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 make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
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.
An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
The calyptra of mosses.
That which separates the living and the spirit world.
velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.