as in snorting
to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping
My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.
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Recent Examples of snoring
Gradisar says snoring and sleep apnea are on the rise, which means noise can be a primary factor in poor sleep quality.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
My father was a lump under the covers, snoring a thick growl.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Wilder slept through an entire lunch at Raffles, oblivious to the art deco glamour around him, and during our first food tour in Singapore, Ross carried him—dead weight, snoring—in the 90-degree heat while our guide gamely described chili sauces.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Maybe light or noise filters into your room, or your partner starts rustling or snoring around the same time early each morning.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Feb. 2026
In the last 20 minutes, Iron Lung finally arrives somewhere almost interesting, but by that point, a man sitting in the row ahead of me had been loudly snoring for more than an hour.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
Grandpa snoring near the fireplace, kids watching Rudolph.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Dec. 2025
This time, the dog fell asleep on the couch right next to the window, snoring the day away.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Sleep tracking is shockingly detailed, tracking things like skin temperature and even snoring.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
My father was a lump under the covers, snoring a thick growl.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Wilder slept through an entire lunch at Raffles, oblivious to the art deco glamour around him, and during our first food tour in Singapore, Ross carried him—dead weight, snoring—in the 90-degree heat while our guide gamely described chili sauces.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Maybe light or noise filters into your room, or your partner starts rustling or snoring around the same time early each morning.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Feb. 2026
In the last 20 minutes, Iron Lung finally arrives somewhere almost interesting, but by that point, a man sitting in the row ahead of me had been loudly snoring for more than an hour.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
Grandpa snoring near the fireplace, kids watching Rudolph.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Dec. 2025
This time, the dog fell asleep on the couch right next to the window, snoring the day away.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Sleep tracking is shockingly detailed, tracking things like skin temperature and even snoring.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoring
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Some compare sniffing isopropanol with a saline or water placebo, others with different aromatherapy scents such as peppermint or lavender, and others with conventional antiemetics.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Wring the most available wins out of each season — even if doesn’t involve sniffing a championship.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Suddenly, the Blue Jackets are breathing down the Penguins’ necks.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Horschel was back Thursday at Orlando’s Bay Hill Club in Lodge breathing energy into the morning wave of the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Snoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoring. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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