zizzv.

Brit.

/zɪz/, U.S.

/zɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: zizz n.

Etymology: < zizz n.

a. intransitive. To make a whizzing or buzzing sound; to move with such a sound (usually with adverb or prepositional phrase expressing direction).

ΘΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > buzz

hurr1398

hoss1530

breeze1688

zizz1883

zoom1886

zither1889

1883 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 2 Nov. To-day, after their mud batteries have been zizzing for six weeks, Leon Abbett is stronger than ever.

1919 Cullman (Alabama) Democrat 10 July The ‘Glorious Fourth’ was marked in Cullman only by an unusual number of cars zizzing along the streets.

1963 Punch 1 May 621/3 Then she [sc. a bee] saw the carpet and zizzed.

1970 T. Lewis Jack's Return Home 89 The banger'd started zizzing furiously.

2002 Smithsonian May 102/3 Outside the mouth of the cave, hummingbirds zizz past.

b. transitive. To cause (something) to make a whizzing or buzzing sound; to cause (something) to move with such a sound.

ΘΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > make sibilant [verb (transitive)] > buzz

buzz1820

zizz1912

1912 Muskogee (Okla.) Times-Democrat 26 Mar. In fact, if every opposing player had zizzed a daisy-cutter into Doc's interior department, he couldn't have been more surprised.

1970 Daily Tel. 16 Dec. 11 Darts and circles about on the floor after its wheels are zizzed smartly.

2010 L. Welsh Naming Bones ix. 100 ‘No disabled access.’ Frankie zizzed the chair into life, ‘That's against the law.’

2. intransitive. colloquial (chiefly British). To have a short sleep or nap; to sleep. Occasionally transitive with away: to expend (time) in sleeping. Cf. to zizz off, Z n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly

napeOE

slumberc1220

sloomc1275

wink1412

to take (also catch, have, steal, etc.) a (also one's) napa1425

to sleep a wink1542

drowse1598

jouka1652

doze1693

snooze1789

snoozle1831

zizz1942

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (transitive)]

sleepc825

slumber1749

to get one's head down1868

zizz1972

1942 [implied in: Gen 1 Sept. 13/1 Sleeping is ‘zizzing’ whether it's on the job or in the hammock. (at zizzing n. 2)].

1945 D. Bolster Roll on my Twelve Gloss. 134 Get your head down, have a sleep. Also Zizz, Pound the ear, [etc.].

1961 D. Moore Highway of Fear xxxvi. 240 Reckon this sector's safe. Might as well zizz.

1972 K. Bonfiglioli Don't point that Thing at Me xii. 94 I zizzed away the worst of the afternoon, awaking some three hours later.

2004 Daily Mail 25 Mar. 12/2 I nod off in chairs, I rest my head on my arms at my desk and zizz.

Phrasal verbs

With adverbs in specialized senses. to zizz off

colloquial (chiefly British).

intransitive. To fall asleep. Cf. sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > go to sleep or fall asleep

to fall, lull, lay (bring obs.) asleepOE

to fall overa1752

to go off1813

to drop off1820

to fall off1822

to get off to sleep1837

to fall off1862

tope1863

sleepy-baw1907

to go out1928

to zizz off1962

1962 B. Clifford & N. Illingworth Voy. Golden Lotus x. 115 He squawked sleepily, straightened some ruffled feathers and tried to zizz off again.

1978 Sunday Mail Color Mag. (Brisbane) 30 Apr. 20/6 When everyone inside the building had zizzed off he had sneaked inside.

2011 F. Dunbar Fire & Roses (e-book ed.) iii I must have zizzed off, 'cause the next thing I knew I was woken by a sudden noise.

to zizz up

colloquial.

transitive. To make (something) more lively, exciting, or vibrant; to energize. Cf. zizz n. 2, zhuzh v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)]

akeleOE

restOE

comfort1303

ease1330

quickc1350

recurea1382

refresha1382

refetec1384

restorec1384

affilea1393

enforcec1400

freshc1405

revigour?a1425

recomfortc1425

recreatec1425

quicken?c1430

revive1442

cheerc1443

refection?c1450

refect1488

unweary1530

freshen1532

corroborate1541

vige?c1550

erect?1555

recollect?1560

repose1562

respite1565

rouse1574

requicken1576

animate1585

enlive1593

revify1598

inanimate1600

insinew1600

to wind up1602

vigorize1603

inspiritc1610

invigour1611

refocillate1611

revigorate1611

renovate1614

spriten1614

repaira1616

activate1624

vigour1636

enliven1644

invigorate1646

rally1650

reinvigorate1652

renerve1652

to freshen up1654

righta1656

re-enlivena1660

recruita1661

enlighten1667

revivify1675

untire1677

reanimate1694

stimulate1759

rebrace1764

refreshen1780

brisken1799

irrigate1823

tonic1825

to fresh up1835

ginger1844

spell1846

recuperate1849

binge1854

tone1859

innerve1880

fiercen1896

to tone up1896

to buck up1909

pep1912

to zip up1927

to perk up1936

to zizz up1944

hep1948

to zing up1948

juice1964

1944 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 9 Oct. 2/6 Lots of flood control talk is rumbling up and down the Kaw river these days with chamber of commerce groups and army engineers trying to get folks zizzed up into building reservoirs.

1965 Harper's Bazaar Feb. 21/2 An adventurous buyer deciding that model 127 is just the thing to zizz up his mid-season collection.

2017 Daily Mail (Nexis) 2 June A great recipe for tuna steaks zizzed up with Indian spices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

zizzint.n.

Brit.

/zɪz/, U.S.

/zɪz/

Forms: forms with final -z occurring three or more times are also attested.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare earlier buzz v.¹ (and its variant bizz ), whizz v., fizz v., hizz v., sizz v., and similar formations. Compare also Z n. 4a.

A. int.

Representing a buzzing or whizzing sound, such as that made by the rapid motion of a wheel. Frequently reduplicated.

ΚΠ

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. xi. 258 I carried a cutler's wheel for several weeks..there I went bizz—bizz—whizz—zizz, at every auld wife's door.

1939 Austral. Worker 8 Nov. 4 His pedals turn and his wheel goes whiz! And scissors and knives sing ‘Zizz! Zizz! Zizz!’

2005 M. J. Daley Space Station Rat x. 94 Flashes of laser fire lit the room. Zizz. Zizz. The wall above his bed exploded in a shower of hot sparks.

B. n.

1. A buzzing or whizzing sound, such as that made by the rapid motion of a wheel; (also) a movement accompanied by such a sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > buzz

buzzing1495

beminga1522

fuzzing1676

bumble1834

Z-ing1852

zizz1860

zizzing1884

zinging1921

tizziness1976

1860 C. M. Yonge Young Step-mother xlvii, in Monthly Packet Sept. 267 Then he made a disdainful imitation of the bird, all buzz, zizz, and guggle.

1868 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea IV. v. 174 A sustained and continuous ‘zizz’, of the kind that is made with clenched teeth.

1908 H. Belloc Mr. Clutterbuck's Election xiii. 305 They shot round the base of the hills,..had a splendid zizz along the Hog's Back, and then turned sharp round.

1955 D. Barton Glorious Life xxv. 232 The sustained, high-pitched zizz of a party was audible.

1965 Listener 17 June 900/3 The zizz of a trishaw's wheels passing on the road.

1997 Car Mar. 99/1 The metallic zizz of the starter motor.

2. colloquial. Liveliness, vibrancy; a stimulating or invigorating quality which adds to the enjoyment or agreeableness of something. Now chiefly British.Cf. earlier zing n. 2, zip n.¹ 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [noun] > quality

excitancya1834

thrillingness1847

thrill1886

voltage1890

excitingnessa1910

zizz1920

sizzle1964

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] > quality or condition of being merry

merrinesseOE

jollitya1350

jollinessc1386

jocundityc1420

festivity1583

buxomness1598

joviality1626

mirthsomenessa1645

jocosity1646

allegresse1652

jovialness1658

mirthfulness1749

festiveness1777

zizz1920

gleefulness1934

1920 Picture-play Mag. Apr. 78/2 It must have been that wink that lifted her out of mob scenes into real parts—and she's certainly got seven varieties of zizz-z to go with the wink!

1970 Gourmet Jan. 18/2 No party got into full swing until Tallulah arrived to put her particular type of zizz into it.

1983 Times 22 Feb. 12/6 The Queensgate centre lacks, perhaps, finesse and a touch of zizz.

1997 Independent on Sunday 26 Jan. (Sunday Review section) 50/4 Salmon came with baby spinach and a fruity red wine sauce which gave it a perfect zizz.

3. colloquial (chiefly British). A short sleep, a nap. Cf. Z n. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light

sloomOE

wink1362

napa1400

slumber1488

dog's sleep1560

dogsleep1674

(not) a wink of sleep1682

doze1731

snooze1793

snatch1820

forty winks1828

eyeful1860

snoose1912

caulk1917

zizz1941

1941 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) Aug. 17 He could not have caught our Pilot Officer Prune at three o'clock one afternoon having a zizz full-length on a mess settee.

1970 P. Dickinson tr. Aristophanes Wasps in Plays I. 169 Just what I aim to forget by having A quiet ziz.

2005 Sunday Times 20 Nov. (Mag.) 82/4 Sometimes a quick zizz for 15 or 20 minutes is wonderfully reviving.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	zizz
释义	zizzv. Brit. /zɪz/, U.S. /zɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: zizz n. Etymology: < zizz n. 1. a. intransitive. To make a whizzing or buzzing sound; to move with such a sound (usually with adverb or prepositional phrase expressing direction). ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > buzz hurr1398 hoss1530 breeze1688 zizz1883 zoom1886 zither1889 1883 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 2 Nov. To-day, after their mud batteries have been zizzing for six weeks, Leon Abbett is stronger than ever. 1919 Cullman (Alabama) Democrat 10 July The ‘Glorious Fourth’ was marked in Cullman only by an unusual number of cars zizzing along the streets. 1963 Punch 1 May 621/3 Then she [sc. a bee] saw the carpet and zizzed. 1970 T. Lewis Jack's Return Home 89 The banger'd started zizzing furiously. 2002 Smithsonian May 102/3 Outside the mouth of the cave, hummingbirds zizz past. b. transitive. To cause (something) to make a whizzing or buzzing sound; to cause (something) to move with such a sound. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > make sibilant [verb (transitive)] > buzz buzz1820 zizz1912 1912 Muskogee (Okla.) Times-Democrat 26 Mar. In fact, if every opposing player had zizzed a daisy-cutter into Doc's interior department, he couldn't have been more surprised. 1970 Daily Tel. 16 Dec. 11 Darts and circles about on the floor after its wheels are zizzed smartly. 2010 L. Welsh Naming Bones ix. 100 ‘No disabled access.’ Frankie zizzed the chair into life, ‘That's against the law.’ 2. intransitive. colloquial (chiefly British). To have a short sleep or nap; to sleep. Occasionally transitive with away: to expend (time) in sleeping. Cf. to zizz off, Z n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly napeOE slumberc1220 sloomc1275 wink1412 to take (also catch, have, steal, etc.) a (also one's) napa1425 to sleep a wink1542 drowse1598 jouka1652 doze1693 snooze1789 snoozle1831 zizz1942 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (transitive)] sleepc825 slumber1749 to get one's head down1868 zizz1972 1942 [implied in: Gen 1 Sept. 13/1 Sleeping is ‘zizzing’ whether it's on the job or in the hammock. (at zizzing n. 2)]. 1945 D. Bolster Roll on my Twelve Gloss. 134 Get your head down, have a sleep. Also Zizz, Pound the ear, [etc.]. 1961 D. Moore Highway of Fear xxxvi. 240 Reckon this sector's safe. Might as well zizz. 1972 K. Bonfiglioli Don't point that Thing at Me xii. 94 I zizzed away the worst of the afternoon, awaking some three hours later. 2004 Daily Mail 25 Mar. 12/2 I nod off in chairs, I rest my head on my arms at my desk and zizz. Phrasal verbs With adverbs in specialized senses. to zizz off colloquial (chiefly British). intransitive. To fall asleep. Cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > go to sleep or fall asleep to fall, lull, lay (bring obs.) asleepOE to fall overa1752 to go off1813 to drop off1820 to fall off1822 to get off to sleep1837 to fall off1862 tope1863 sleepy-baw1907 to go out1928 to zizz off1962 1962 B. Clifford & N. Illingworth Voy. Golden Lotus x. 115 He squawked sleepily, straightened some ruffled feathers and tried to zizz off again. 1978 Sunday Mail Color Mag. (Brisbane) 30 Apr. 20/6 When everyone inside the building had zizzed off he had sneaked inside. 2011 F. Dunbar Fire & Roses (e-book ed.) iii I must have zizzed off, 'cause the next thing I knew I was woken by a sudden noise. to zizz up colloquial. transitive. To make (something) more lively, exciting, or vibrant; to energize. Cf. zizz n. 2, zhuzh v. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)] akeleOE restOE comfort1303 ease1330 quickc1350 recurea1382 refresha1382 refetec1384 restorec1384 affilea1393 enforcec1400 freshc1405 revigour?a1425 recomfortc1425 recreatec1425 quicken?c1430 revive1442 cheerc1443 refection?c1450 refect1488 unweary1530 freshen1532 corroborate1541 vige?c1550 erect?1555 recollect?1560 repose1562 respite1565 rouse1574 requicken1576 animate1585 enlive1593 revify1598 inanimate1600 insinew1600 to wind up1602 vigorize1603 inspiritc1610 invigour1611 refocillate1611 revigorate1611 renovate1614 spriten1614 repaira1616 activate1624 vigour1636 enliven1644 invigorate1646 rally1650 reinvigorate1652 renerve1652 to freshen up1654 righta1656 re-enlivena1660 recruita1661 enlighten1667 revivify1675 untire1677 reanimate1694 stimulate1759 rebrace1764 refreshen1780 brisken1799 irrigate1823 tonic1825 to fresh up1835 ginger1844 spell1846 recuperate1849 binge1854 tone1859 innerve1880 fiercen1896 to tone up1896 to buck up1909 pep1912 to zip up1927 to perk up1936 to zizz up1944 hep1948 to zing up1948 juice1964 1944 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 9 Oct. 2/6 Lots of flood control talk is rumbling up and down the Kaw river these days with chamber of commerce groups and army engineers trying to get folks zizzed up into building reservoirs. 1965 Harper's Bazaar Feb. 21/2 An adventurous buyer deciding that model 127 is just the thing to zizz up his mid-season collection. 2017 Daily Mail (Nexis) 2 June A great recipe for tuna steaks zizzed up with Indian spices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). zizzint.n. Brit. /zɪz/, U.S. /zɪz/ Forms: forms with final -z occurring three or more times are also attested. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare earlier buzz v.¹ (and its variant bizz ), whizz v., fizz v., hizz v., sizz v., and similar formations. Compare also Z n. 4a. A. int. Representing a buzzing or whizzing sound, such as that made by the rapid motion of a wheel. Frequently reduplicated. ΚΠ 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. xi. 258 I carried a cutler's wheel for several weeks..there I went bizz—bizz—whizz—zizz, at every auld wife's door. 1939 Austral. Worker 8 Nov. 4 His pedals turn and his wheel goes whiz! And scissors and knives sing ‘Zizz! Zizz! Zizz!’ 2005 M. J. Daley Space Station Rat x. 94 Flashes of laser fire lit the room. Zizz. Zizz. The wall above his bed exploded in a shower of hot sparks. B. n. 1. A buzzing or whizzing sound, such as that made by the rapid motion of a wheel; (also) a movement accompanied by such a sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > buzz buzzing1495 beminga1522 fuzzing1676 bumble1834 Z-ing1852 zizz1860 zizzing1884 zinging1921 tizziness1976 1860 C. M. Yonge Young Step-mother xlvii, in Monthly Packet Sept. 267 Then he made a disdainful imitation of the bird, all buzz, zizz, and guggle. 1868 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea IV. v. 174 A sustained and continuous ‘zizz’, of the kind that is made with clenched teeth. 1908 H. Belloc Mr. Clutterbuck's Election xiii. 305 They shot round the base of the hills,..had a splendid zizz along the Hog's Back, and then turned sharp round. 1955 D. Barton Glorious Life xxv. 232 The sustained, high-pitched zizz of a party was audible. 1965 Listener 17 June 900/3 The zizz of a trishaw's wheels passing on the road. 1997 Car Mar. 99/1 The metallic zizz of the starter motor. 2. colloquial. Liveliness, vibrancy; a stimulating or invigorating quality which adds to the enjoyment or agreeableness of something. Now chiefly British.Cf. earlier zing n. 2, zip n.¹ 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [noun] > quality excitancya1834 thrillingness1847 thrill1886 voltage1890 excitingnessa1910 zizz1920 sizzle1964 the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] > quality or condition of being merry merrinesseOE jollitya1350 jollinessc1386 jocundityc1420 festivity1583 buxomness1598 joviality1626 mirthsomenessa1645 jocosity1646 allegresse1652 jovialness1658 mirthfulness1749 festiveness1777 zizz1920 gleefulness1934 1920 Picture-play Mag. Apr. 78/2 It must have been that wink that lifted her out of mob scenes into real parts—and she's certainly got seven varieties of zizz-z to go with the wink! 1970 Gourmet Jan. 18/2 No party got into full swing until Tallulah arrived to put her particular type of zizz into it. 1983 Times 22 Feb. 12/6 The Queensgate centre lacks, perhaps, finesse and a touch of zizz. 1997 Independent on Sunday 26 Jan. (Sunday Review section) 50/4 Salmon came with baby spinach and a fruity red wine sauce which gave it a perfect zizz. 3. colloquial (chiefly British). A short sleep, a nap. Cf. Z n. 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light sloomOE wink1362 napa1400 slumber1488 dog's sleep1560 dogsleep1674 (not) a wink of sleep1682 doze1731 snooze1793 snatch1820 forty winks1828 eyeful1860 snoose1912 caulk1917 zizz1941 1941 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) Aug. 17 He could not have caught our Pilot Officer Prune at three o'clock one afternoon having a zizz full-length on a mess settee. 1970 P. Dickinson tr. Aristophanes Wasps in Plays I. 169 Just what I aim to forget by having A quiet ziz. 2005 Sunday Times 20 Nov. (Mag.) 82/4 Sometimes a quick zizz for 15 or 20 minutes is wonderfully reviving. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1883int.n.1824
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