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zizz

British  
/ zɪz /

noun

  1. a short sleep; nap

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to take a short sleep, snooze

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of zizz

C20: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

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"Sara will have to frown on her," he said, "as she did on the Zizz."

From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence

"It's a Zizz, dear," said the Plynck, soothingly.

From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence

It would be good to think of, anyhow, she decided; and as she thought of it, the wings of the Zizz began to dry so fast that they fairly sang.

From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence

But she knew she owed it to the poor little Zizz, so she tried with all her might to think only of fractions and asparagus.

From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence

"Zizz, Wizz, Wizzz!" replied Babbitty Bumble in a peevish squeak.

From The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Potter, Beatrix