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
Howard, still half-asleep, makes snuffling, snoring noises, and looks blearily at the camera.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
By the time Cali finished her drink, Ronny was snoring.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
While crawfish frogs might be notorious for their rap sheets full of B&Es, they are also said to have a distinct sound when calling, almost like the sound of someone snoring.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Featuring an ergonomic design and Smart ANC, the Sleep A30 can deliver all-night peace and quiet from noisy environments, which could include a snoring partner, a garbage truck collecting at some unearthly hour or any of the other nocturnal sounds that can disturb sleep.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
In addition to snoring, other symptoms of sleep apnea can include bruxism (teeth clenching), neck pain, anxiety, and daytime drowsiness.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Symptoms can include snoring, fatigue, daytime sleepiness and disrupted sleep.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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
Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
By the time Cali finished her drink, Ronny was snoring.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
While crawfish frogs might be notorious for their rap sheets full of B&Es, they are also said to have a distinct sound when calling, almost like the sound of someone snoring.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Featuring an ergonomic design and Smart ANC, the Sleep A30 can deliver all-night peace and quiet from noisy environments, which could include a snoring partner, a garbage truck collecting at some unearthly hour or any of the other nocturnal sounds that can disturb sleep.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
In addition to snoring, other symptoms of sleep apnea can include bruxism (teeth clenching), neck pain, anxiety, and daytime drowsiness.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Symptoms can include snoring, fatigue, daytime sleepiness and disrupted sleep.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoring
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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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During their stay, according to family members and personal notes, the stepdaughter, by then 14, walked in on Errol in her room allegedly sniffing her dirty underwear.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Neytiri, Jake, Tonowari, and Ronal attend a watery council meeting of nine Tulkun whales, and Spider, a human capable of breathing on Pandora, is shown merging with Eywa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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With Mercury, Mars and later the sun in Scorpio, your ninth house of wisdom and expansion is alive and breathing.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Snoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoring. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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