zzz
English
Etymology
Supposed to represent the sound of snoring.
Pronunciation
Interjection
zzz
- A snoring sound, implying that somebody is asleep.
Translations
Translations
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Verb
zzz (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.
See also
Portuguese
Interjection
zzz
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