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snore

SNOR/snoɹ/UKSNAW/snɔː/

Verbsnores, snoring, snored

Noun pluralsnores

3 meanings of snore

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  1. 1
    verbtransitive or intransitive
    To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting sounds made by the vibrating of the soft palate.

    My grandfather tends to snore whenever he sleeps on his back.

    The dog snored softly by the fire all evening.

  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The act of breathing noisily during sleep, along with the harsh sound produced.

    A sudden snore broke the silence of the bedroom.

    Her gentle snores were the only sound in the quiet house.

  3. 3
    nouncolloquialcountable
    A person or event that is extremely dull and boring.

    The networking dinner turned out to be a complete snore.

    Everyone agreed the new manager was a real snore at parties.

    Similarsnooze, snoozefest

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Origin

This comes from Middle English snoren ("to snore loudly; snort"), from an earlier noun meaning "snore" or "snort," going back to Old English fnora ("snort; sneezing"), from Proto-Germanic and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to breathe, snort, or sneeze." The shift from fn to sn is regular and also appears in the word sneeze.