as in to snort
to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping
My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of snore
Shapiro said that losing weight, if needed, can help alleviate a good deal of snoring as well.
—
Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
That night, the page tiptoed past the castle guards who stood snoring loudly against their spears.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
There are plenty of different approaches to quelling snoring, including nasal strips, side sleeping, weight loss and, for those with sleep apnea, a CPAP machine prescribed by a doctor.
—Ian Kerner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Despite these benefits, partners moving around in bed, snoring and having differing body temperatures can also cause sleep disruption and deprivation, Troxel noted.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snore
Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
That night, the page tiptoed past the castle guards who stood snoring loudly against their spears.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
There are plenty of different approaches to quelling snoring, including nasal strips, side sleeping, weight loss and, for those with sleep apnea, a CPAP machine prescribed by a doctor.
—Ian Kerner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Despite these benefits, partners moving around in bed, snoring and having differing body temperatures can also cause sleep disruption and deprivation, Troxel noted.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snore
Verb
-
The dialogue is as disarmingly earnest as that between two strangers snorting coke in a bathroom.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2026
-
Other episodes of the series will follow a bodybuilder obsessed with having a bulky physique, a woman who blends and snorts all her food, individuals addicted to eating grass, makeup and cardboard, and even a veteran with PTSD who filled his home with more than a hundred snakes.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
-
Photos show the stacks of cash were well disguised among other boxes in the trailer, but a drug-sniffing K-9 was not fooled, police said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
-
Security measures include comprehensive surveillance, bomb-sniffing dogs, and aerial radiation surveys.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Eric Richins reportedly broke out in hives and struggled to breathe after eating the sandwich, used his son’s EpiPen and took Benadryl before falling asleep for hours.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
-
The judges tasted and inspected each one, breathing in the aromas and examining the laminate on the exteriors, while attendees watched from behind the glass-panel walls in Rebel Bread’s new bakery.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Snore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snore. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
