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snore
(snôr)intr.v. snored, snor·ing, snores
To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
n.
1. The act or an instance of snoring.
2. The noise so produced.
[Middle English snoren, to snort, from fnoren, from Old English fnora, sneezing; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
snor′er n.
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snore
(snɔː)vb
(Physiology) (intr) to breathe through the mouth and nose while asleep with snorting sounds caused by vibrations of the soft palate
n
(Physiology) the act or sound of snoring
[C14: of imitative origin; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snorken; see snort]
ˈsnorer n
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snore
(snɔr, snoʊr)v. snored, snor•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate.
n. 2. the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
[1300–50; Middle English snoren (v.), c. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snorren]
snor′er, n.
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snore
, snort - Like snort, which originally meant "snore," snore is from a Germanic base imitative of the sound.See also related terms for snort.
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snore
Past participle: snored
Gerund: snoring
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| Noun | 1. |  snore - the rattling noise produced when snoringnoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| 2. |  snore - the act of snoring or producing a snoring soundbreathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | |
| Verb | 1. | snore - breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores" breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" |
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Translations
شخرشَخيريَشْخُريَغُطُّ فِي النَّومِ
chrápatchrápání
snorkesnorken
kuorsata
hrkati
horkolhorkolás
hrjótahrota
いびきをかく
코를 골다
knarkimasknarkti
krākšanakrākt
chrápaniechrápať
smrčati
snarka
กรน
horlamakhorlama
ngáy
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snore
(snoː) verb to make a noise like a snort while sleeping, when one is breathing in. He was obviously asleep because he was snoring loudly.
noun an act of snoring.
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snore
→ يَغُطُّ فِي النَّومِ chrápat snorke schnarchen ροχαλίζω roncar kuorsata ronfler hrkati russare いびきをかく 코를 골다 snurken snorke chrapnąć roncar храпеть snarka กรน horlamak ngáy 打鼾Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
snore
n. ronquido;
vi. roncar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
snore
vi roncarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.