English Explanatory Dictionary

zizz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nap or sleep.
  2. A buzzing or whizzing sound.
verb
  1. To take a nap.

Pronunciation

/zɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zizz.wav

Word forms

zizz zizzes zizzing zizzed

Etymology

Imitative in both uses, the first being of snoring: compare zzz (“sound of snoring”).

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