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snore
[snawr, snohr] 
verb, snored, snor⋅ing, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to pass (time) in snoring or sleeping (usually fol. by away or out): to snore the day away. |
–noun
| 3. | the act, instance, or sound of snoring. |
Origin:
1300–50; ME snoren (v.); c. MLG, MD snorren
1300–50; ME snoren (v.); c. MLG, MD snorren
Related forms:
snorer, noun
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| snore (snôr, snōr) intr.v. snored, snor·ing, snores To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. n.
[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
Snore\ (sn[=o]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snored (sn[=o]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Snoring.] [OE. snoren, AS. snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren, snorken, snurken, to snore, D. snorken, G. schnarchen to snore, schnarren to rattle, MHG. snarren, Sw. snarka to snore, Icel. snarka to sputter, fizzle. Cf. Snarl to growl, Sneer, Snort. See Snoring.] To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.Snore
Snore\, n. A harsh nasal noise made in sleep.
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Language Translation for : snore
Spanish:
roncar,
German:
schnarchen,
Japanese:
いびきをかく
snore
1440, probably related to snort and both probably of imitative origin (cf. Du. snorken, M.H.G. snarchen, Ger. schnarchen, Swed. snarka). The noun is from 1605.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1snore
Pronunciation: 'snO(&)r, 'sno(&)r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: snored; snor·ing
: to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate
Main Entry: 2snore
Function: noun
1 : an act of snoring
2 : a noise of snoring
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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snore (snôr)
v. snored, snor·ing, snores
To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. n.
The act or an instance of snoring.
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