zizz

/zɪz/
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Other forms: zizzes

Definitions of zizz
  1. noun
    a buzzing or whizzing sound
    “a nasty zizz in the engine”
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    type of:
    sound
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
  2. noun
    a nap
    “Arthur's taking a short zizz”
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    type of:
    cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, nap, short sleep, snooze
    sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
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