zzz

zzz

💤 U+1F4A4, 💤 SLEEPING SYMBOL ← 💣 [U+1F4A3] Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 💥 → [U+1F4A5]

English

Etymology

Conventionalized sound of snoring.

Pronunciation

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

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Interjection

zzz

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

Translations

Translations

Catalan: zzz (ca) Dutch: zzz (nl) French: zzz (fr) German: schnarch (de); chrrr (representing [χː], the usual onomatopoeia, but less common as a spelling; English zzz may also be understood by some) Italian: zzz (it) Japanese: すやすや (ja) (suyasuya) Portuguese: zzz Russian: хррр (xrrr) (colloquial, not used in books; understood, but used less frequently than zzz) Swedish: zzz, snark Vietnamese: khò (vi), khò khò (vi)

Verb

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, 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, 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

• catch some z's
• zed
• z's or Z's
• zzzing
• zzzs

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Portuguese

Interjection

zzz

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

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Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

zzz

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