| Example in German | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Da schwirren wohl Gerüchte zwischen den Chartern herum. | I guess that's the buzz around the charters. |
| Dieser kleine Kopf fängt auch an zu schwirren. | That little head's starting to buzz too. |
| Marge, lauter Fliegen schwirren um Ihren Kopf herum. | Why, Marge, look at all those flies buzzing around your head. |
| Im Dorf schwirrten Gerüchte herum, doch keiner zeigte mit dem Finger. | The village buzzed with rumours, but no one pointed an accusing finger. |
| - Jetzt schwirr ab. | - Now buzz off. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | دوى | Danish | brumme |
| Dutch | suizelen,zoemen | English | buzz |
| Estonian | põrisema, sumisema, sumistama | Finnish | päristä, siristä, surista |
| French | tinter | Hungarian | dong, döngicsél, zümmög |
| Italian | ronzare | Lithuanian | audėti, birbti, dūgzti, ūžti, zvimbti |
| Macedonian | брчи | Polish | brzęczeć, buczeć, bzyczeć |
| Portuguese | zumbir, zunir | Russian | гудеть |
| Spanish | abejonear, abejorrear, zurriar | Swedish | surra |
| Thai | กระซิบกระซาบ | Turkish | vızıldamak |
| Vietnamese | rì rầm, vo vo |