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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


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.  
  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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Word Origin & History

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.
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Medical Dictionary

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
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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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