The stillness is utter: not a bird calls or insect buzzes by.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
There is a superstition that if a humble-bee buzzes in at the window of the sitting-room it is a sure sign of a coming visitor.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
Suddenly, two stone slabs next to me and standing opposite each other begin to make a humming noise, the metal holder of my sketching pencil buzzes and my pick begins to crackle strongly, especially when I grasp it.
"Among the Canadian Alps"
Lawrence J. Burpee