zzz

Supposed to represent the sound of snoring.

• (as spelled) IPA^(key): /zː/
• (imitation of snoring) IPA^(key): /f͡ŋ/

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zzz

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

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.

• z's or Z's
• zzzs
• zzzing
• zed

zzz

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