zzz
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English
editEtymology
editConventionalized sound of snoring.
Pronunciation
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editzzz
- A snoring sound, implying that somebody is asleep.
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Verb
editzzz (third-person singular simple present zzzs, present participle zzzing, simple past and past participle zzzed)
- (onomatopoeia) To sleep or snore.
- 1909, H. G. Wells, Tono-Bungay[1], page 461:
- He lay back on his pillow, made a faint zzzing sound that ceased, and presently and quite quietly he died — greatly comforted by my assurance.
- 1996, Charlotte Abrams, The Silents[2], page 42:
- He zzzed for a long time, bobbing back and forth, and then he let us go, pointing to two empty seats across the aisle and motioning for us to sit down.
Related terms
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editzzz
Romanian
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editzzz
- buzz (sound made by some insects' flight)
Spanish
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editzzz
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