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
Sleeping on your stomach can cause strain to the spine and neck, while back sleeping will make snoring worse due to the tongue and jaw position blocking the airway.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Continue reading … ‘KNOW YOUR BODY’ – Woman who 'never snored before' discovers terrifying reason behind sudden symptom.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
This tape from Vio2 comfortably keeps the mouth closed to decrease snoring and mouth breathing and promote restful sleep and a strong immune system.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for snore
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Continue reading … ‘KNOW YOUR BODY’ – Woman who 'never snored before' discovers terrifying reason behind sudden symptom.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
This tape from Vio2 comfortably keeps the mouth closed to decrease snoring and mouth breathing and promote restful sleep and a strong immune system.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for snore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snore
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The instructor reminds the class to be a buddy not a bully and everyone hears your dad snort.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The revealed truth therein was that the band had been snorting truckloads of cocaine in between concerts, photo-ops, miscellaneous recording sessions with Johnny Depp, and ‘Cool Britannia’ press junkets, shaking hands with Tony Blair.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the little dog isn’t tempted to even sniff it.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Many experts, including a former agriculture minister, have repeatedly cautioned that Iran must keep water use below 40% of renewable supplies, leaving enough for rivers to flow, wetlands to breathe, and aquifers to naturally recharge.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mitchell willfully took fewer shots and generally breathed in less oxygen so there was more to go around on the Cavs’ offense last season.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Snore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snore. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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