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
- 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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