snore

[snawr, snohr]

verb (used without object)

snored, snoring 

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

verb (used with object)

snored, snoring 

1. to pass (time) in snoring or sleeping (usually followed by away orout ).

   to snore the day away.

noun

1. the act, instance, or sound of snoring.

2. Slang.,  a person or thing that is dull and boring.

   Eighth grade is such a snore.

snore

/ snɔː /

verb

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

noun

1. the act or sound of snoring

Other Word Forms

• snorer noun
• outsnore verb (used with object)
• unsnoring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of snore¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snore¹

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

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the reality of sharing a sleeping compartment with up to five other people, snoring or not, can be at stark odds with the romantic view of such travel seen in golden age films.

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Once he was snoring deeply, they tiptoed past his bedroom, down the stairs, and out the back door.

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The way they speed and slow, roar and snore, constantly balancing thrust to counteract changing winds?

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Procedures such as the repair of split ear lobes, fixing simple snoring and the reversal of male and female sterilisation are not permitted.

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However, she says she would often "wake up in the night and hear staff snoring" so would get out of bed and quietly pace the room to try and burn energy.

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