Snore
[snɔː] or [snɔr]
Definition
(noun.) the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound.
(noun.) the rattling noise produced when snoring.
(verb.) breathe noisily during one's sleep; 'she complained that her husband snores'.
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Definition
(v. i.) To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.
(n.) A harsh nasal noise made in sleep.
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Definition
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.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
An unfavorable report from headquarters.
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Examples
- A slight snore was the only reply: the honest stockbroker was asleep, and so the rest of Joseph's story was lost for that day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I hadn't victuals enough to snore. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Her son and heir interrupted her at this moment, by such hard breathing as almost amounted to a snore. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Sir,' returned Mrs. Sparsit, 'I cannot say that I have heard him precisely snore, and therefore must not make that statement. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The extraordinary boy replied not a word; but he nodded once, and seemed, to the clerk's imagination, to snore feebly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I didn't snore, myself, when I was your age, let me tell you. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Some time in the night, while this young fellow snored—Mrs. Sparsit, ma'am, you say you have heard him snore? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Talking, laughing, or snoring, they make the beams of the house shake. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She convoyed Donne past his dread enemy Tartar, who, with his nose on his fore paws, lay snoring under the meridian sun. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It's enough to be robbed while you're snoring because you're too comfortable, without being put right with _your_ four seven ones. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- If their snoring became objectionable to those still at work, the 'calmer' was applied. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Her husband lies snoring on the kitchen rug. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He sat on one side of the small table, looking keenly at himself on the other side with his chin sunk on his breast, snoring. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- She threw herself upon the bed heavily, and soon was snoring hard. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Goes on errands fast asleep, and snores as he waits at table. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She never seemed to want to sleep, that little woman, and did not close her fiery black eyes once, though the Doctor snored in the arm-chair. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Some time in the night, while this young fellow snored—Mrs. Sparsit, ma'am, you say you have heard him snore? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
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