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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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
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
I hope that I’ll continue to find awe each morning, as the sun streams through my window and my partner snores lightly from the other side of the bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Indeed, sleep apnea may be yet another of the great undiagnosed epidemics: Virtually anyone who snores is at the very least on the spectrum for sleep apnea, as Sullivan pointed out.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2023
I lay in the dark, the criminal snores of my brother honking in the bunk beneath me, and I thought of my mother’s sweet smile.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
