snore
verb (used without object)
to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate.
snores
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pluralof snore.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof snore (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
snoreverb (used without object)to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate.
Example Sentences
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No iPhone glows disturbed the darkness, just snores and the thud of wheels, the occasional whoosh of a passing train tilting us to one side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
It was now a cold, silent night, broken only by snores, the occasional yelp of someone dreaming, and the hoot of a single owl.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
When a human being or another mammal snores, it's because air is flowing past the soft tissues in the pharyngeal airway, such as the tongue, soft palette and throat muscles.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
Union jabbed back at her husband of nearly eight years, revealing that he snores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The silence in the dark house was broken only by the distant, grunting snores of his enormous cousin, Dudley.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
