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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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