English word origin

Etymology of zzz

Conventionalized sound of snoring.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

To sleep or snore.

intj

A snoring sound, implying that somebody is asleep.

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Conventionalized sound of snoring.

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Machine-source provenance

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