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Definition summary: To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

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[Verb]
To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
(intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
(transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
(intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
[Noun]
A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
A bustle of noise and excitement.
The vibrating sound made by a panther in its throat when contented.

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