different between zzzs vs zzz

English

Etymology

From zzz, a cartoon depiction of snoring; compare zs.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ziz/

Noun

zzzs pl (plural only)

1. (slang) Sleep.
   • 2002, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies

     The harder you try to sleep, the greater the chances you'll end up gnashing your teeth all night rather than stacking some Zzzs.

   • 2009, Here's a brainy idea - how about a little music? (in the Toronto Star, 20 January 2009)

     Despite legendary high-achieving short sleepers, including Bill Clinton and Margaret Thatcher, going without zzzs is far more likely to make you fat, grumpy and ineffective than to get you a promotion or a Nobel Prize (or help you keep your current job).

Verb

zzzs

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of zzz

English

Etymology

Supposed to represent the sound of snoring.

Pronunciation

• (as spelled) IPA^(key): /z?/
• (imitation of snoring) /?^?/

Interjection

zzz

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

Translations

Verb

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

1. (onomatopoeia) To sleep or snore.

Related terms

• catch some z's
• zed
• z's or Z's
• zzzing
• zzzs

Portuguese

Interjection

zzz

1. zzz (sleeping)
2. (Internet slang) indicates that one doesn't care about or agree with what is being said

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

zzz

1. buzz (sound made by some insects' flight)