Zzz

Pronunciation

• as spelled IPA: /zː/
• imitation of snoring IPA: /Ê©/

Origin

Supposed to represent the sound of snoring.

Full definition of zzz

Interjection

1. Implies that a particular character is asleep.

Verb

1. To sleep.
• H. G. WellsHe 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, 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.