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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These humidifier deals are best for dry homes, snoring spouses and fall colds.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.
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Verb
Dodson was flaked out in the back, lying back, head out like that, snoring away there.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
These humidifier deals are best for dry homes, snoring spouses and fall colds.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Then there is Flagg, who despite his snore start has the talent and maturity to do this.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Snore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snore. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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