snore
verb (used without object)
to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate.
was snoring
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past progressiveof snore.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I turned to Méndez; she was snoring and drooling beside me.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2023
Mr Hall told Newcastle Crown Court his friend was snoring which he knew could "represent a serious head injury".
From BBC ● May 4, 2023
Outfielder David Peralta normally doesn’t sleep on the plane but did this time and said he was snoring so loudly he woke himself up.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
In my first glimpse of Fred Ward, he was snoring, sleeping it off in a dusty sleeping bag in the back of a truck in the 1990 film "Tremors."
From Salon ● May 13, 2022
Mama was snoring fitfully in the bed now, and so Ophie slowly pushed the covers aside, put on her slippers, and tiptoed out into the hall.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
