"zzz" meaning in English

See zzz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /zː/ Audio: Zzz.ogg [US] Forms: zzz
Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Zzz is a way to write a snoring sound, in comics and picture books, showing that somebody is asleep.
    Sense id: simple-zzz-en-intj-C7C6QmiS
     
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        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
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      "glosses": [
        "Zzz is a way to write a snoring sound, in comics and picture books, showing that somebody is asleep."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zː/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "as spelled"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Zzz.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "zzz"
}

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    {
      "form": "zzz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Zzz is a way to write a snoring sound, in comics and picture books, showing that somebody is asleep."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zː/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "as spelled"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Zzz.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "zzz"
}

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