snore

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verb

ˈsnȯr 

snored; snoring

intransitive verb

: to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate

transitive verb

: to spend (time) in snoring or sleeping

snorer noun

snore

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noun

1

: an act of snoring

2

: a noise of or as if of snoring

Examples of snore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The Pixel Watch 3 lacks some health-tracking features of the less expensive Galaxy Watch 7, including the ability to measure your body composition, track snoring, sense sleep apnea, and monitor Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs, an indicator of metabolic health). —Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024

The two men had argued repeatedly over the volume of Christopher Casey’s snoring, prior to Robert Wallace’s stabbing death Christopher Casey’s loud snoring was audible through the shared wall of their duplex. —Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024

Noun

And there will inevitably be things in both of you that will be grating: One of you doesn’t take the trash out enough; one of you is forgetful; one of you snores; one of you crunches their food loudly (guilty). —Kitty Ruskin, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024

Through the snores of travelers inches from my face and the antics of schoolkids ignoring their chaperones. —Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 29 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English snoren, fnoren; akin to Old English fnora sneezing, fnǣran to breathe heavily

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

snore

verb

ˈsnō(ə)r,

ˈsnȯ(ə)r

: to breathe with a rough hoarse noise while sleeping

snore noun

snorer noun

Medical Definition

snore

1 of 2 intransitive verb

ˈsnō(ə)r, ˈsnȯ(ə)r 

snored; snoring

: to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate

snore

2 of 2 noun

1

: an act of snoring

2

: a noise of snoring