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Princeton's WordNet

  1. snore, snoring, stertornoun

    the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

Wiktionary

  1. snoringnoun

    The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

    His snoring was so loud that it woke the neighbors.

Wikipedia

  1. Snoring

    Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. The sound may be soft or loud and unpleasant. Snoring during sleep may be a sign, or first alarm, of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Research suggests that snoring is one of the factors of sleep deprivation.

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  1. snoring

    Snoring is a common condition that refers to the harsh or loud sound that occurs when the flow of air as you breathe during sleep makes the tissues in the back of your throat vibrate. It is often associated with disturbed sleep patterns or disorders like sleep apnea and can occur intermittently or every time you sleep.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Snoring

    of Snore

  2. Snoringnoun

    the act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily

Wikidata

  1. Snoring

    Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound, due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. In some cases the sound may be soft, but in other cases, it can be loud and unpleasant. Snoring during sleep may be a sign, or first alarm, of obstructive sleep apnea.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Snoring

    Rough, noisy breathing during sleep, due to vibration of the uvula and soft palate.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of snoring in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of snoring in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of snoring in a Sentence

  1. Rafael Pelayo:

    A lot of our single patients are worried that they're not going to be attractive to their bed partner if they wear the CPAP -- that they're going to be unattractive, and I tell them quite the opposite -- that once Rafael Pelayo use the CPAP, actually Rafael Pelayo're going to be feeling better and Rafael Pelayo're not going to be snoring. There's nothing sexy about snoring.

  2. Raj Dasgupta:

    We're talking loud, obnoxious snoring, the type that would drown out conversations or be heard through closed doors, some of the very descriptive bed partners of my patients with obstructive sleep apnea describe their partners' snores as listening to a' dying bear' or a scene from' Jurassic Park,'.

  3. James Nestor:

    We had no idea it was going to be that bad, the snoring and sleep apnea was so dramatic, and it came on so quickly, that everyone was pretty floored.

  4. Tess Graham:

    Snoring is heavy, high volume breathing and it happens at night because women are breathing too heavily during the day.

  5. Tess Graham:

    That will immediately reduce the likelihood of snoring.

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