Snore

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snore \Snore\ (sn[=o]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snored}
     (sn[=o]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Snoring}.] [OE. snoren, AS.
     snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren, snorken, snurken, to
     snore, D. snorken, G. schnarchen to snore, schnarren to
     rattle, MHG. snarren, Sw. snarka to snore, Icel. snarka to
     sputter, fizzle. Cf. {Snarl} to growl, {Sneer}, {Snort}. See


     {Snoring}.]
     To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snore \Snore\, n.
     A harsh nasal noise made in sleep.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  snore
       n 1: the rattling noise produced when snoring
       2: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn: {snoring},
           {stertor}]
       v : breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her
           husband snores" [syn: {saw wood}, {saw logs}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  138 Moby Thesaurus words for "snore":
     Aqua-Lung, artificial respiration, aspiration, assibilate,
     assibilation, asthmatic wheeze, belch, blare, blat, blow, bray,
     breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in,
     breathe out, breathing, broken wind, burr, buzz, cackle, caw,
     chirr, clang, clangor, clank, clash, cough, craunch, croak, crump,
     crunch, doze, drowse, effervesce, effervescence, effervescing,
     exhalation, exhale, exhaust, expel, expiration, expire,
     exsufflation, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, frication,
     frictional rustling, gasp, grind, groan, growl, grumble, gulp,
     hack, hiccup, hiss, hissing, huff, hush, hushing, inhalation,
     inhalator, inhale, inspiration, inspire, insufflation, iron lung,
     jangle, jar, lisp, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, nap, oversleep,
     oxygen mask, oxygen tent, pant, puff, rasp, respiration, respire,
     rhonchus, saw logs, saw wood, scranch, scrape, scratch, scrunch,
     scuba, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle,
     sigh, sigmatism, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, sleep,
     sleep soundly, slumber, snark, snarl, sneeze, sneezing, sniff,
     sniffle, snoring, snort, snuff, snuffle, spit, splutter, sputter,
     squash, squelch, squish, sternutation, stertor, suspiration, swish,
     take a nap, twang, wheeze, whish, whistle, whistling, white noise,
     whiz, whoosh, wind, zip