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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Aside from being a general nuisance with their ferocious snores, pungent odors and growls, bears can do serious damage to a home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
She says Betty is now "very eager to learn. She snores but other than that she's really quite incredible".
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
When Aggie describes the project that has her stymied—a book on the relationship between Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia—he snores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 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
A few minutes later, her sister’s soft snores made Jinjoo realize that Eunjoo was relaxed for the first time since they’d last seen their parents.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
