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snore

DEFINITIONS OF: snore

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v breathe noisily during one's sleep

“she complained that her husband snores
Synonyms:
saw logs, saw wood
Type of:
breathe, respire, suspire, take a breath
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

n the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

Synonyms:
snoring, stertor
Type of:
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

n the rattling noise produced when snoring

Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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