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snore

[ snawr, snohr ]

verb (used without object)

snored, snoring.
  1. to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate.


verb (used with object)

snored, snoring.
  1. to pass (time) in snoring or sleeping (usually followed by away or out ):

    to snore the day away.

noun

  1. the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
  2. Slang. a person or thing that is dull and boring:

    Eighth grade is such a snore.

snore

/ ²õ²ÔÉ”Ë /

verb

  1. intr to breathe through the mouth and nose while asleep with snorting sounds caused by vibrations of the soft palate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or sound of snoring
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ²Ô´Ç°ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ²Ô´Ç°ùİù noun
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùî€È´²Ô´Ç°ù±ð verb (used with object) outsnored outsnoring
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ²Ô´Ç°ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of snore1

1300–50; Middle English snoren (v.); cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snorren
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of snore1

C14: of imitative origin; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snorken; see snort
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On a few occasions he lifts his head to take a deep breath without opening his eyes, at one point beginning to snore softly.

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"You know what, snoring is just bad luck. Me and my wife have been around a long time and we have separate beds and the reason for that is, I unfortunately roar in the night."

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“After he was injected, he gasped heavily, snored loudly with his eyes open, and his skin turned purple. An expert pharmacologist has described this reaction as consistent with contaminated drugs.â€

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Further, alcohol relaxes the muscles in the airways, which can exacerbate snoring — potentially disrupting the sleep of your partner too.

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I fell asleep at some point during the film and was jarred awake when I heard someone snoring loudly.

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