zzz

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English

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Etymology

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Conventionalized sound of snoring.

Pronunciation

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  • (as spelled) IPA(key): [zːːː]
  • (imitation of snoring) [ʩ𐞪] and similar
  • Audio (US):(file)

Interjection

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zzz

  1. A snoring sound, implying that somebody is asleep.

Translations

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Verb

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zzz (third-person singular simple present zzzs, present participle zzzing, simple past and past participle zzzed)

  1. (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.
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Portuguese

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Interjection

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zzz

  1. zzz (sleeping)
  2. (Internet slang) indicates that one doesn't care about or agree with what is being said

Romanian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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zzz

  1. buzz (sound made by some insects' flight)

Spanish

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Interjection

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zzz

  1. zzz (sleeping)
  2. (Internet slang) Indicates that one doesn't care about or agree with what is being said because is boring.