snore
verb (used without object)
to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate.
had been snoring
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past perfect progressiveof snore.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Carter explained that Jody had been snoring too loudly.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fat man across from me had been snoring loudly, but my movements woke him.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
William, who had been snoring like a mill wheel grinding grain, rolled over and threw his long arm over Jeanne and Jacob and Gwenforte.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
The cabin lights had been off for three hours, and Sam had been snoring for two.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
The trouble was that he could think of nothing, although he lay staring into the darkness, thinking and thinking, until Paul had been snoring comfortably across the room for more than an hour.
From Behind the line A story of college life and football by Ralph Henry Barbour
