ptschschschz.

n.  a cough, as by Tigger in The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne.

pzzz.

n.  a buzzing sound, as by the venomous flying “Nizzik” insects in the novel Akiko and the Intergalactic Zoo by Mark Crilley; see also kzz-fzzz, fzz-nkk.

pzzzt.

n.  the sound of a poison dart hitting its target.

<“It was a bounty hunter called—”  Pzzzt.  Something struck the assassin in the neck.  —Brandon McKinney, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.>

pzzzz.

interj.  hush.

<“Pzzzz,” Valerie said to me, in her distinctive way of telling me to be quiet.  —Mike McCardell, Back Alley Reporter.>

pzzzzz pzzzzz.

n.  the “buzzy” call of the foraging Olive-backed Tanager, as described in Birds of Venezuela by Steven L. Hilty.

pzzzzzz.

n.  the hiss of air from a vacuum-sealed can.

<I watch you when you get undressed at night.  Nothing moves.  You’re vacuum packed.  When you open your belt I expect it to go like a can of coffee —Pzzzzzz!  —Neil Simon, Plaza Suite.>

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