Snores

snore  (snôr, snr)

intr.v. snored, snor·ing, snores

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

n.

1. The act or an instance of snoring.

2. The noise so produced.

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[Middle English snoren, to snort, from fnoren, from Old English fnora, sneezing; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]

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snorer n.

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Snores 

See Also: SLEEP

1. Snored as if all the frogs of spring were inside him —Eudora Welty
2. (Punctuated the air with a periodic) snore like the honk of geese —Paige Mitchell
3. Snores go up and down like a zipper —Brad Leithauser
4. Snores like a diesel truck —Ira Wood
5. (Hoffman’s) snores … like muffled lamentations —Ross Macdonald
6. Snores … like stones dropped on a polished surface —T. Coraghessan Boyle
7. Snoring like a snare drum —John D. MacDonald
8. Snoring like a steamroller —Brian Burland