snored; snoring
: to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate
: to spend (time) in snoring or sleeping
snorer
noun
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Being able to customize your bed can provide a more comfortable sleep experience, combat snoring, relieve pain, and promote better circulation.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2025
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
In the makeshift tent community, the sound of snores is clearly audible in the evenings.
—Beomsu Jo, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Other factors can negatively affect your quality of sleep like sleep apnea, sleep walking or even snoring, Harris says.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Being able to customize your bed can provide a more comfortable sleep experience, combat snoring, relieve pain, and promote better circulation.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
But there’s no question that MLB free agency is one long snore when compared to NFL and NBA free agency.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
In the makeshift tent community, the sound of snores is clearly audible in the evenings.
—Beomsu Jo, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Snore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snore. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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snore
1 of 2 intransitive verb
snored; snoring
: to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate
snore
2 of 2 noun1
: an act of snoring
2
: a noise of snoring
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