snore

verb

Definition of snorenext
as in to snort
to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.

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Recent Examples of snore Most people who snore chalk it up to sleeping on their back or having had one too many drinks. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Common signs include loud snoring, waking up gasping, morning headaches and daytime sleepiness that doesn’t improve with more hours in bed. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026 Dinah was asleep inside, snoring on her cot next to Morris’s bed. — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 Nasal dilators are flexible devices designed to open the nostrils and improve airflow, often used to reduce snoring or ease nighttime breathing. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for snore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snore
  1. snort
  2. sniff
  3. breathe
Verb
  • And that says nothing of its snort-like laughs, which reminded me too much of the huffs and puffs of the ride’s donkeys.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • There's a laugh-until-you-snort scene in which Harry gets an alien bug inside of him.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of snort
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  • The plot involves Brian trying to get out of an emotional and psychological rut by volunteering to be a drug-sniffing dog for the local police force.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
  • The bear spent several moments sniffing around the office and wandering through the building before returning to the entrance, pushing the door open again and leaving on its own.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of sniff
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  • Cities breathe a little easier, celebrated museums and archaeological sites can be explored without long lines, local restaurants return to serving their own communities, and the pace becomes noticeably more relaxed.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
  • Paramount+ delivered the main full trailer for season 4 on June 15, 2026, and it’s packed with dinosaurs, cowboys, horses, space storms, dreams, nightmares, fire-breathing dragons, haunted spaceships, and hallucinatory pleasure planets.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 July 2026
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