Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buzz in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: buz-z in
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To open a remote-controlled door to allow (a person) to enter after sounding the doorbell or buzzer.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

On a game show or similar competition, to press the buzzer to provide an answer.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I'm going to buy some more coffee. Could you buzz me in when I get back?"
"It was the first contest to employ a "lock-out device": whichever contestant buzzed in first automatically shut the other out."
"He disliked the new ruling that contestants could only buzz in after Trebek finished reading the clue."

Usage

Inflected Forms

buzzes in (present, singular) buzzing in (participle, present) buzzed in (participle, past) buzzed in (past)

Questions

What does buzz in mean?: To open a remote-controlled door to allow (a person) to enter after sounding the doorbell or buzzer.

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