Synonyms for snore

Grammar : Verb

Spell : snawr, snohr

Phonetic Transcription : snɔr, snoʊr

Définition of snore

Origin : mid-15c., probably related to snort (v.) and both probably of imitative origin (cf. Dutch snorken, Middle High German snarchen, German schnarchen, Swedish snarka; see snout). Related: Snored; snoring.

verb make sounds when sleeping

Example sentences :

Jim did not answer, and a snore seemed to indicate that he was slumbering.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

Then she p'inted down the hatch and shut her eyes and purtended to snore.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The cry was quickly followed by the "snore" of a boat's fog-horn.
Extract from : « Submarine Warfare of To-day » by Charles W. Domville-Fife

She had heard him snore rather louder than before far into the afternoon.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

I must say he does not snore but I believe it is because he is too crazy to sleep.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

The Englishman collapsed on the doorstep, and began to snore.
Extract from : « One Man's Initiation--1917 » by John Dos Passos

"God, I envy a man who can snore through a gas-mask," said Randolph.
Extract from : « One Man's Initiation--1917 » by John Dos Passos

From it, or from the organ immediately above, the snore proceeded.
Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

He had been asleep most of the time, for we heard him snore.
Extract from : « Desk and Debit » by Oliver Optic

It came from the thicket, and it sounded very much like a snore.
Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd

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