English

Interjection

zzz

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

Verb

zzz ‎(third-person singular simple present zzzs, present participle zzzing, simple past and past participle zzzed)

1. (onomatopoeia) To sleep.
   • H. G. Wells

     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.

See also

• z's or Z's
• zzzs
• zzzing
• zed