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zizz noun [ zɪz ]

• a whizzing or buzzing sound.
• "the metallic zizz of the starter motor"
• a short sleep.
• "Angus was in his basket having a zizz"

zizz verb

• make a whizzing or buzzing sound.
• "the banger started zizzing furiously"
• doze; sleep.
• "Louise zizzed most of the time, stretched out on a sofa"
Origin: early 19th century: imitative.


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