What does SNORE mean?

Definitions for SNORE
snɔr, snoʊrsnore

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. snorenoun

    the rattling noise produced when snoring

  2. snore, snoring, stertorverb

    the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

  3. snore, saw wood, saw logsverb

    breathe noisily during one's sleep

    "she complained that her husband snores"

Wiktionary

  1. snorenoun

    The act of snoring, and the noise produced.

  2. snorenoun

    An extremely boring person or event.

  3. snoreverb

    To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

  4. Etymology: from snoren, akin to Middle Low German snorren 'to drone'

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Snorenoun

    Audible respiration of sleepers through the nose.

    Etymology: snora , Saxon; from the verb.

    The surfeited grooms
    Do mock their charge with snores: I’ve drugg’d their possets. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

  2. To Snoreverb

    To breathe hard through the nose, as men in sleep.

    Etymology: snorcken, Dutch.

    I did unreverently blame the gods,
    Who wake for thee, though thou snore for thyself. Ben Jonson.

    Whose railing heroes, and whose wounded gods,
    Makes some suspect he snores as well as nods. Wentworth Dillon.

    He may lie quietly in his shades, and snore on to doomsday for me; unless I see farther reason of disturbing his repose. Edward Stillingfleet.

    Is not yonder Proteus’ cave?
    It is; and in it lies the god asleep;
    And snoring by
    We may descry
    The monsters of the deep. John Dryden, Albion.

    ’Twas Acme’s and Septimius’ life;
    The lady sigh’d, the lover snor’d. Matthew Prior.

    The giant, gorg’d with flesh, and wine, and blood,
    Lay stretcht at length, and snoring in his den,
    Belching raw gobbets from his maw, o’ercharg’d
    With purple wine and cruddl’d gore confus’d. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. snore

    Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts (SNORE) is a club-style Desert racing organization. Established in 1969 as a club of enthusiasts, it has grown into a major desert motorsports racing event organizer in the Southwest United States and is based out of Las Vegas Nevada.In 2010 SNORE, announced the revival of the famous Mint 400 off-road race which was subsequently sold to Mad Media and managed by Best in the Desert under a 2-year contract.

ChatGPT

  1. snore

    A snore is a harsh or noisy sound that a person makes while sleeping due to partial obstruction of the airways. It is typically involuntarily and can vary in volume or frequency.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Snoreverb

    to breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep

  2. Snorenoun

    a harsh nasal noise made in sleep

  3. Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Snore

    snōr, v.i. to breathe roughly and hoarsely in sleep.—n. a noisy breathing in sleep.—ns. Snōr′er; Snō′ring, an abnormal and noisy mode of respiration produced by deep inspirations and expirations through the nose and open mouth, the noise being caused by the vibration of the soft palate and uvula. [A.S. snora, a snore; allied to snarl.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. SNORE

    An unfavorable report from headquarters.

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  1. Norse

  2. noser

  3. Rosen

  4. seron

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SNORE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SNORE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of SNORE in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Burgess:

    Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.

  2. Dana Varble:

    Dogs and cats who are more closely bonded with their humans get additional health benefits, what ? I don't snore !

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