Hypertext Webster Gateway: "snore"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snore \Snore\ (sn[=o]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snored}
(sn[=o]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Snoring}.] [OE. snoren, AS.
snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren, snorken, snurken, to
snore, D. snorken, G. schnarchen to snore, schnarren to
rattle, MHG. snarren, Sw. snarka to snore, Icel. snarka to
sputter, fizzle. Cf. {Snarl} to growl, {Sneer}, {Snort}. See
{Snoring}.]
To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snore \Snore\, n.
A harsh nasal noise made in sleep.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
snore
n 1: the rattling noise produced when snoring
2: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn: {snoring},
{stertor}]
v : breathe noisily during one's sleep [syn: {saw wood}, {saw
logs}]
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