It has become practically impossible for texting or chat enthusiasts to bypass smileys. This small symbol designates and represents almost all our feelings and translates into several definitions depending on the context. Indeed, an emoji or a smiley can have several meanings, and this, depending on the interlocutor, but also on the tone of the discussion. A smiley can directly set the tone for an exchange, in order to avoid any misinterpretation, or to express a feeling.
A rapid evolution
The smiley has several names that have evolved since their appearance. They are known as emoji or emoticon. If at the very beginning, these small symbols were combinations of different punctuation marks, technological progress has meant that over time, we just have to choose the one we like to use it directly. No more searching and combining multiple symbols to find the perfect emoji. The pictograms have clearly evolved, and depending on the platform or the application, but also according to the type of device, their appearance may vary.
The snoring or sleeping face emoji
This smiley represents a face with closed eyes, the mouth between open and in "O", with the sign showing falling asleep. The onomatopoeia "zzzzz" was made popular through comics or graphic representations. Indeed, in these books, to indicate that a character is asleep, the author represented him with this symbol, which was generally placed above his head. This therefore indicates that a person is in a state of deep sleep, possibly with snoring.
Little cousins of the same family
Among the emojis that are supposed to demonstrate a state of sleep or at least drowsiness, we find three other symbols. However, their meanings are quite different from each other. However, the snoring face emoji is the only one to demonstrate a daze, along with snoring.
How and when to use this snoring smiley?
This smiley mainly shows the desire to rest, a need for sleep, to sleep. The onomatopoeia "zzzz" which expresses snoring or deep fatigue, if not also a state of extreme boredom.
In some cases, this snoring face emoji also helps to show that the discussion is uninteresting or even boring. This is also the case when our interlocutor is disinterested in the discussion, or is unresponsive. In this case, this smiley can be used to show that we are bored in the exchange or to say that it seems soporific to us.
In order to convey a state of extreme fatigue, it is also appropriate to use the snoring face emoji. Combined with other symbols, this smiley is even more expressive and even allows messages to be conveyed without the need for words. In a more positive sense, it helps to show a calm, deep and peaceful sleep. Some expressions relate to it, such as sleeping soundly or sleeping like a baby, like a dormouse, like a stump, or even sleeping on both ears. This brings back to safety, far from any concern, the serene spirit.
