snoring


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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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snoring

(ˈsnɔːrɪŋ)
n
(Physiology) the activity of breathing through the mouth and nose while asleep with snorting sounds caused by vibrations of the soft palate
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.snoring - the act of snoring or producing a snoring soundsnoring - the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
breathing, 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
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Translations

snoring

[ˈsnɔːrɪŋ] Nronquidos mpl
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

snoring

[ˈsnɔːrɪŋ] nronflements mpl
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snoring

nSchnarchen nt
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snoring

[ˈsnɔːrɪŋ] nil russare m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

snoring

n ronquido (frec. pl), (el) roncar
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References in classic literature ?
The room inside was so dark, that at first they could make out nothing; but they could hear a noise --a slow deep regular snoring grunt.
But presently the temptation rose up strong again and the boys agreed to try, with the understanding that they would take to their heels if the snoring stopped.
It's enough to be robbed while you're snoring because you're too comfortable, without being put right with your four seven ones.
For the first instant Alexey Alexandrovitch seemed, as it were, appalled at his own snoring, and ceased; but after an interval of two breathings the snore sounded again, with a new tranquil rhythm.
"Now," said he to himself, as he went home, "I shall have, henceforth, a large attendance and no snoring."
As soon as he was snoring a good regular gait that was likely to last, and had his chin on his breast and looked permanent, Hal Clayton nodded towards the di'monds and then towards the outside door, and I understood.
After the giant had supped he lay down to sleep, snoring like the loudest thunder, while we lay shivering with horror the whole night through, and when day broke he awoke and went out, leaving us in the castle.
"Professor!" she began, so loudly and suddenly that even Uggug, who had gone to sleep in his chair, left off snoring and opened one eye.
In the morning came the fox again and met him as he was beginning his journey, and said, 'Go straight forward, till you come to a castle, before which lie a whole troop of soldiers fast asleep and snoring: take no notice of them, but go into the castle and pass on and on till you come to a room, where the golden bird sits in a wooden cage; close by it stands a beautiful golden cage; but do not try to take the bird out of the shabby cage and put it into the handsome one, otherwise you will repent it.' Then the fox stretched out his tail again, and the young man sat himself down, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled in the wind.
Of course when they got to snoring we had a long gabble, and I told Jim everything.
Someone was snoring under them, and around them stood saddled horses munching their oats.
Thence he retired to his own apartment, to give vent to his concern; but the restlessness of his mind would not suffer him to remain long there; he slipped softly therefore to Allworthy's chamber-door, where he listened a considerable time without hearing any kind of motion within, unless a violent snoring, which at last his fears misrepresented as groans.