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Buzz vs Trend - What's the difference?

buzz | trend |

In intransitive terms the difference between buzz and trend

is that buzz is to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings while trend is to have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.

In transitive terms the difference between buzz and trend

is that buzz is to talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice while trend is to cause to turn; to bend.

buzz

English

Noun

(es)
  • A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
  • A whisper.
  • The audible friction of voice consonants.
  • (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
  • Still feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework.
  • (informal) A telephone call.
  • (informal, preceded by the) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
  • * 2006 Sept. 6, Daren Fonda, " Ford Motor's New Chief: "I Think It's a Tough Situation"," Time :
  • In Detroit, the buzz is that he's too nice a guy, unwilling to impose draconian job cuts at the risk of angering the UAW.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
  • * Longfellow
  • Like a wasp it buzzed , and stung him.
  • * 1922 , , Fantasia of the Unconscious , ch. 2:
  • So that now the universe has escaped from the pin which was pushed through it, like an impaled fly vainly buzzing , we can hope also to escape.
  • # (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
  • #* Shakespeare
  • However these disturbers of our peace / Buzz in the people's ears.
  • # (chiefly, of an insect) To fly while making such a sound.
  • #* 1897 , , ch. 20:
  • The flies, lethargic with the autumn, were beginning to buzz into the room.
  • To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I will buzz abroad such prophecies / That Edward shall be fearful of his life.
  • To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
  • (aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
  • * 2013 , The Economist, Stopping asteroid strikes: Defenders of the Earth
  • an asteroid a mere 15-20 metres across exploded with the force of a medium-sized atom bomb over Chelyabinsk, in Russia, and another, much larger one buzzed Earth a few hours later.
  • To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
  • * 2012 , Ellen Hartman, Out of Bounds (page 130)
  • Deacon said, “You used to beg me to let you buzz your hair when you were little.” “And then I grew up and realized how awful you looked when you buzzed yours.”

    Derived terms

    * abuzz * buzz saw * buzzword English onomatopoeias ----

    trend

    English

    (wikipedia trend)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . Akin to (etyl) trinde "ball", (etyl) tryndel "circle, ring". More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An inclination in a particular direction.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Michael Sivak
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply? , passage=Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,
  • A tendency.
  • A fad or fashion style.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 26, author=Genevieve Koski, work=The Onion AV Club
  • , title= Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe , passage=But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days).}}
  • (label) A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
  • (nautical) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
  • (nautical) The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
  • Verb

  • To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend
  • The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=May 31 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman citation , page= , passage=Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off. }}
  • To cause to turn; to bend.
  • * W. Browne
  • Not far beneath i' the valley as she trends / Her silver stream.
  • (Internet, intransitive, informal) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
  • What topics have been trending on social networks this week?
    Derived terms
    * betrend * trendy

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • (UK, dialect, dated) clean wool
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cleanse, as wool.
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