snore

snɔː

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Definition of snore - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

noisesound made when someone breathes noisily during sleep

His snore was loud enough to wake the dog.

snoring

wheeze

boredomvery boring person or event

The lecture was a total snore.

bore

yawner

Verb

intr.

sleeping noisebreathe noisily during sleep due to obstructed air passages

He began to snore soon after falling asleep..

snuffle

wheeze

boredom noiseindicate boredom or disinterest through a snoring sound

She pretended to snore during the dull lecture..

buzz

drone

hum

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snore-fest

extremely boring event or situation

The lecture turned into a snore-fest after the first hour.

Origin of snore

Old English, snora (to snore)

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snoring

snore loudly while sleeping

Examples of snore in a sentence

A sudden snore interrupted the meeting.
The movie was such a snore that I fell asleep.
His speech was a snore, lacking any excitement.
She would snore loudly, disturbing everyone in the house.
The dog would snore softly at the foot of the bed.
He began to snore loudly during the monotonous speech.

The audience started to snore, signaling their disinterest.

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French:ronflement, ronfler, ...
German:Schnarchen, schnarchen, ...
Italian:russare, ronfare, ...
Spanish:ronquido, roncar, ...
Portuguese:ronco, roncar, ...
Chinese:鼾声, 打鼾, ...
Japanese:いびき, いびきをかく, ...
Arabic:شَخِير, شَخَر, ...
Hebrew:נְחִירָה, לִנְחוֹר, ...
Russian:храп, храпеть, ...
Ukrainian:хропіння, хропіти, ...
Hindi:खर्राटा, खर्राटे लेना, ...
Bengali:ঘুমের সময় উচ্চস্বরে শ্বাস-নেওয়ার শব্দ, ঘুমের মধ্যে নাক ডাকা, ...
Catalan:ronc, roncar, ...
Czech:chrápání, chrápat, ...
Danish:snorken, snorke, ...
Dutch:gesnurk, snurken, ...
Greek:ροχαλητό, ροχαλίζω, ...
Hungarian:horkolás, horkolni, ...
Khmer:សំឡេងស្រមុក, ស្រមុក, ...
Korean:코골이, 코를 골다, ...
Persian:خرخر, خر و پف کردن, ...
Polish:chrapanie, chrapać, ...
Portuguese (BR):ronco, roncar, ...
Romanian:rânjet, a sforăi, ...
Swedish:snarkning, snarka, ...
Thai:เสียงกรน, กรน, ...
Turkish:horlama, horlamak, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng ngáy, ngáy, ...

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