Standard Lemma guide

zzz

intj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • [zːːː] as spelled
  • imitation of snoring
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

intj

Meaning 1

A snoring sound, implying that somebody is asleep.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To sleep or snore.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: onomatopoeic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Conventionalized sound of snoring.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: zzz — Translations
  • Chinese Cantonese: 噶 — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 呼嚕 /呼噜 (hūlū) — Translations
  • Dutch: zzz — Translations
  • Finnish: krooh pyyh — Translations
  • French: zzz — Translations
  • German: schnarch — Translations
  • German: chrrr — Translations
  • Greek: ζζζ (zzz) — Translations
  • Italian: zzz — Translations
  • Japanese: すやすや (suyasuya) — Translations
  • Japanese: ズズズ (zuzuzu) — Translations
  • Korean: 콜콜 (kolkol) — Translations
  • Korean: 쿨쿨 (kulkul) — Translations
  • Portuguese: zzz — Translations
  • Romanian: sfor — Translations
  • Russian: хррр (xrrr) — Translations
  • Spanish: zzz — Translations
  • Swedish: zzz — Translations
  • Swedish: snark — Translations
  • Thai: ครอกฟี้ — Translations
  • Urdu: خر خر (xar xar) — Translations
  • Urdu: خور خور (xor xor) — Translations
  • Vietnamese: khò — Translations
  • Vietnamese: khò khò — Translations