Meaning
to buzz, hang around
- to make a low continuous humming or buzzing sound (insects, machines)
- to hover or hang around someone or somewhere ('ronzare intorno a')
- to linger persistently in the mind (thoughts, ideas)
In a sentence
C'è una vespa fastidiosa che ronza intorno alla tavola.
There is an annoying wasp buzzing around the table.
Quel ragazzo continua a ronzare intorno a mia sorella da settimane.
That guy keeps hovering around my sister for weeks.
Un'idea strana mi ronza in testa da stamattina senza sosta.
A strange idea has been buzzing in my head relentlessly since this morning.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ronzare | infinitive |
| ronzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ronzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ronza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ronziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ronzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ronzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ronzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ronzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ronzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ronzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ronzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ronzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ronzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ronzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ronzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ronzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ronzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ronzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ronzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ronzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ronzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ronzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ronzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ronzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ronzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ronzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ronzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ronziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ronziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ronzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ronzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ronzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ronzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ronzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ronzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ronzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ronzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ronzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ronzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ronzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ronzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ronzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ronza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ronziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ronzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ronzando | gerund |
| ronzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Intransitive verb taking 'avere' in compound tenses.
- When used metaphorically for people hovering or flirting, it is almost always followed by 'intorno a'.