snoring

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

snoring - the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound stertor, snore breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Translations

snoring [ˈsnɔːrɪŋ] n → ronquidos mpl

snoring [ˈsnɔːrɪŋ] n → ronflement(s) m(pl)

snoring [ˈsnɔːrɪŋ] snore n → Schnarchen nt

snoring [ˈsnɔːrɪŋ] n → russare m