Synonyms for snoring

Grammar : Verb

Spell : snawr, snohr

Phonetic Transcription : snɔr, snoʊr

Définition of snoring

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 :

The nearest patient, a man in a wheel-chair, was snoring heavily.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

In some of these men were already asleep, breathing hard, snoring and wheezing.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

We loaded him till he fell out of his chair and laid there snoring.
Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

When he was in bed, snoring soundly, Gervaise walked about the place for a while.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Then he looked across at the soldiers who were snoring in their seats.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

Very soon he was sleeping, snoring on the G string with unsparing pressure.
Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden

He made retching sounds for a time, then rested, snoring softly.
Extract from : « The Hoofer » by Walter M. Miller

But the steady concert of the snoring sleepers was unbroken by any horseplay.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

He aroused the man from his snoring in the chimney corner, and I got into my clothes.
Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post

He was instantly asleep, breathing heavily and snoring raspingly.
Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

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