snore

[snawr, snohr]

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verb (used without object), snored, snor·ing.

to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate.

verb (used with object), snored, snor·ing.

to pass (time) in snoring or sleeping (usually followed by away or out): to snore the day away.

noun

the act, instance, or sound of snoring.

Slang. a person or thing that is dull and boring: Eighth grade is such a snore.

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wheeze, sleep, snort, snuffle

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Origin of snore

1300–50; Middle English snoren (v.); cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snorren

Related formssnor·er, nounout·snore, verb (used with object), out·snored, out·snor·ing.un·snor·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for snore

Marine biologists have found that that while dolphins may not snore, they do vocalize in their sleep.
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I actually find that having this once keeps me snore free for up to a week.
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Morning One, December 22, 2008 The dorm was dark and quiet except for the intermittent buzzing of a faint snore or more.
First Day Out of Prison|John Forté|January 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There was just room enough to breathe, but not to snore without impediment of tone.
Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall|Robert S. Hawker

Why did he not leave her his best bed if he wished her to snore away the rest of her nights in peace?
Ulysses|James Joyce
"If I snore, just pull my nose," he says to Pelle, and goes to sleep.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
Vassili agreed, and had no sooner stretched himself out in the body of the vehicle than he began to snore.
Boyhood|Leo Tolstoy
It was a snore, Mr. Brooker, and it proceeded from one of the sentries upon guard.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

British Dictionary definitions for snore

snore

verb

(intr) to breathe through the mouth and nose while asleep with snorting sounds caused by vibrations of the soft palate

noun

the act or sound of snoring

Derived Formssnorer, noun

Word Origin for snore

C14: of imitative origin; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snorken; see snort

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Word Origin and History for snore

snore

mid-15c., probably related to snort (v.) and both probably of imitative origin (cf. Dutch snorken, Middle High German snarchen, German schnarchen, Swedish snarka; see snout). Related: Snored; snoring.

snore

mid-14c., "a snort;" c.1600, "act of snoring," of imitative origin; see snore (v.).

Medicine definitions for snore

snore

[snôr]

v.

To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

n.

The act or an instance of snoring.

snore

verb (used without object), snored, snor·ing.

verb (used with object), snored, snor·ing.

noun

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