What is another word for zizz?

Pronunciation: [zˈɪz] (IPA)

There are various synonyms for the word "zizz" which is a colloquial term for a quick nap. Some popular alternatives include snooze, doze, catnap, siesta, power nap and forty winks. Snooze is a common word used for a light sleep taken during the day whereas doze is mostly used to signify a deep sleep that lasts longer. Similarly, catnap is a short nap taken during the day, power nap usually lasts 20 to 30 minutes and is taken to rejuvenate and improve productivity, siesta is a longer afternoon nap mainly observed in countries like Spain and forty winks is a relatively short sleep that is enough to refresh oneself.

What are the hypernyms for Zizz?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Zizz?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Zizz

They stood on end again once or twice in the afternoon, when we'd some more repairin' under fire to do; an' then to wind up the day they turned a maxim on just as we was comin' away from the post, an' we had to flop on our faces with the bullets zizz-izz-ipping just over us.
"Between the Lines"
Boyd Cable
Then the doors would be slammed shut, all the clerks flew to arms, up ran the consular flag, and zizz!
"Tartarin of Tarascon"
Alphonse Daudet
Deeply read up, Tartarin would graciously furnish the particulars desired, and, in the end, the good fellow was not quite sure himself about not having gone to Shanghai, so that, after relating for the hundredth time how the Tartars came down on the trading post, it would most naturally happen him to add: Then I made my men take up arms and hoist the consular flag, and zizz!
"Tartarin of Tarascon"
Alphonse Daudet

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