snore
verb (used without object)
to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate.
had snored
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past perfectof snore.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“Bernd Zeiger had snored himself awake and did not know where he was.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2020
He, bullnecked, nerveless, had snored through the preceding night.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he had snored a full hour, the giant stretched his limbs, half opened one eye, and cried, "Is it ready?"
From Laboulaye's Fairy Book by Mary L. (Mary Louise) Booth
Charlie still snored beside her, as he had snored in sequel to seven or eight thousand nightly undressings.
From Carnival by Compton MacKenzie
If they had snored in my own language I could have endured it, but it was entirely unintelligible to me as it was.
From Remarks by Bill Nye
