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ZIZZ

• 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.

• 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:

"Everything's eventual."
(English proverb)
"Who starts making the dough, will also cook."
(Albanian proverb)
"The world agrees in one word, time is golden."
(Armenian proverb)
"Whilst doing one learns."
(Dutch proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of GB
Meaning of UK
Pronunciation of Britain
Meaning of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Pronunciation of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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