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ZIZZ

Dictionary entry overview: What does zizz mean?

• ZIZZ (noun)
The noun ZIZZ has 2 senses:

1. a buzzing or whizzing sound
2. a nap

Familiarity information: ZIZZ used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ZIZZ (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A buzzing or whizzing sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

a nasty zizz in the engine

Hypernyms ("zizz" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Domain region:

Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A nap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

Arthur's taking a short zizz

Hypernyms ("zizz" is a kind of...):

cat sleep; catnap; forty winks; nap; short sleep; snooze (sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed))

Domain region:

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