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What are zebra dreams about?

Zebras are known for their stripes. The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about zebra dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with zebra dreams. These are the words that make zebra dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of zebra dreams can be illuminating about show zebras affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example zebra dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how zebras in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that zebra is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that zebra is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, zebra dreams have more good dreams than 98.3% of dream symbols, more hearing than 97.8% of dream symbols, and more confusion than 97.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, zebra dreams have less vivid dreams than 96.6% of dream symbols, less work than 94.3% of dream symbols, and less hatred than 93.8% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of zebras are full of grief and sorrow. Of course not every zebra dream is sorrowful, these type of dreams have more grief and sorrow than 90% of other dream symbols. It can be heart breaking to experience grief and sorrow during a dream. This can remind us of painful events in waking life. Alternatively, the grief and sorrow within a dream can feel so real. Additionally, dreams of zebras are auditory! They focus on sounds and hearing. Dreaming is primarily a visual medium. We see in our dreams, but hearing is less dominant. It is interesting to explore why zebras in dreams could be related to hearing. Furthermore, dreams of zebras are smelly! These dreams have more words related to smells than 90% of all other dream symbols. This is surprising because smelling in dreams is relatively uncommon. Additionally, dreams of zebras have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, zebra dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. Finally, zebra dreams are associated with going to the bathroom! This may or may not be surprising. Going to the bathroom is a basic human need, so it makes sense that we dream about it sometimes. Still, this might hold some meaning in the dream. It all depends on the context. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of zebras is different than dreams of zebras in general.

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of dreams have zebras

How common are zebra dreams?

0.03% of dreams have the zebras symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 3,500 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is exceedingly rare.

Identification

How are zebra dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like zebra. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and animals.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of zebras?

Zebras dreams are notable because they have substantially more rental cars, hippos, apes, bird cages, centaurs, unicorns, hummingbirds, embarking, giraffes, venom, vultures than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of zebras?

Zebras do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into zebra dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in zebra dreams.

Who is in dreams of zebras?

Who is in dreams of zebras?

Dreams of zebras are much more related to animals, much more related to insects, and more related to unnamed people than dreams in general. They are less related to strangers and less related to peers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of zebras?

What are the emotions in dreams of zebras?

Dreams of zebras are much more related to grief and sorrow, much more related to confusion, and much more related to fun than dreams in general. They are much less related to happiness, less related to embarrassment, and less related to pain.

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Where do dreams of zebras take place?

Where do dreams of zebras take place?

Dreams of zebras are much more related to home, more related to human-made places, and much more related to natural places than dreams in general. They are much less related to work and less related to magical places.

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What happens in dreams of zebras?

What happens in dreams of zebras?

Dreams of zebras are more related to aggressive acts, more related to sex, and much more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of zebras related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of zebras related to the type of dream it is?

Zebra dreams are more related to weird dreams and much more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to sleep paralysis, less related to bad dreams, and much less related to vivid dreams.

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How do dreams of zebras related the senses?

How do dreams of zebras related the senses?

Zebra dreams are much more related to hearing, much more related to smelling, and more related to taste than dreams in general. They are less related to vision.

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How can you make sense of zebras in dreams?

Zebra dreams are exceedingly rare. Among other things zebra dreams are sorrowful, focused on sounds, focused on smells, focused on touch, associated with going to the bathroom, great dreams, and frustrating. Do you think this is true for your dream of zebras? How might your dream of zebras be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience zebras in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about zebras in dreams. See how you feel about zebras now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of zebra dreams

An interpretation of zebra dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. A zebra in a dream can be a visual pun for something that is “black and white,” no shades of gray. See: Animals, Black, Colors, Horses, White

Examples of dreams of zebras

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of zebra dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for zebra dreams. Read at your own risk.

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