Buzzing
Dead
Dead adjective - Lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation.
Usage example: the store is often dead after 4:00 p.m.
Nearby Word: deadly
Both words in one sentence
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Flies: If there is a lot of flies buzzing around, something is dead, or possibly very dirty.
Source: Bug Buzz -
Although only shown for a few seconds in a flashback vignette, Chris's Christmas present from Brian, namely a long-dead cat, buzzing insects and all.
Source: Companion Cube - The original The Evil Dead (1981) does this at the very end of the ending credits, oddly enough, with the charleston music slowling and darkly echoing until only flies' buzzing can be heard.
Source: Letting the Air Out of the Band
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