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
Examples of snore in a Sentence
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Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
But by the morning before the primary the novelty had worn off, and the van was silent on the way to the candidate’s first event in Franklin, save for an anonymous reporter’s baroque snoring.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Additionally, proper head and neck position during sleeping can improve breathing and reduce snoring.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
As our newborn snored in his car seat, my body tingled with anxiety.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
Their spending growth for lighter fluid, laptop parts and snoring and sleep apnea aids all surpassed 300%.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
Everyone was tired from the traveling, the shooting, and the drinking, and when the lights went out, the snoring rattled the walls.
—Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 8 Feb. 2024
Getting up for frequent bathroom breaks, being interrupted by a partner, child or pet, sleeping restlessly, snoring or an uncomfortable environment can affect the quality of your sleep.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
Pet Peeves: People who chew with their mouths open, snoring, not saying please and thank you, and when people ask me the meaning of my tattoos.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
After one of the women admitted her husband snores, the Bad Teacher star — who married Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden in 2015 — had a confession of her own.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Advertisement The loudest snore recorded measured approximately 111.6 decibels, or the equivalent of a jet flying over your bed.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2023
The other person pulls the covers off you at night, sleeps restlessly, snores, or talks in their sleep.
—Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023
In fact, nearly everyone snores at some point, including babies and young children.
—Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2023
The timer function served well during toddler nap sessions, and the non-looping ocean sound, in particular, effectively muffled their bed partner’s snores for better quality sleep.
—Kayla Blanton, Health, 19 July 2023
In fact, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, about 45% of adults snore occasionally, and another 25% snore on a regular basis.
—Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 7 Oct. 2021
Or more like a snore.
—Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
Verb
People who don’t know what someone’s snoring sounds like can mistake the death rattle for a sign that the person is sleeping peacefully, said Raville, of the Harm Reduction Action Center.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
But by the morning before the primary the novelty had worn off, and the van was silent on the way to the candidate’s first event in Franklin, save for an anonymous reporter’s baroque snoring.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Additionally, proper head and neck position during sleeping can improve breathing and reduce snoring.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
As our newborn snored in his car seat, my body tingled with anxiety.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
Their spending growth for lighter fluid, laptop parts and snoring and sleep apnea aids all surpassed 300%.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
Everyone was tired from the traveling, the shooting, and the drinking, and when the lights went out, the snoring rattled the walls.
—Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 8 Feb. 2024
Getting up for frequent bathroom breaks, being interrupted by a partner, child or pet, sleeping restlessly, snoring or an uncomfortable environment can affect the quality of your sleep.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
Pet Peeves: People who chew with their mouths open, snoring, not saying please and thank you, and when people ask me the meaning of my tattoos.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
Noun
Sasha’s sleepy dog Quincy even made a cameo on the album with his snores.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
After one of the women admitted her husband snores, the Bad Teacher star — who married Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden in 2015 — had a confession of her own.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Advertisement The loudest snore recorded measured approximately 111.6 decibels, or the equivalent of a jet flying over your bed.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2023
The other person pulls the covers off you at night, sleeps restlessly, snores, or talks in their sleep.
—Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023
In fact, nearly everyone snores at some point, including babies and young children.
—Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2023
The timer function served well during toddler nap sessions, and the non-looping ocean sound, in particular, effectively muffled their bed partner’s snores for better quality sleep.
—Kayla Blanton, Health, 19 July 2023
In fact, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, about 45% of adults snore occasionally, and another 25% snore on a regular basis.
—Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 7 Oct. 2021
Or more like a snore.
—Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
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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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