snore
snoring; snored; snores
If you snore, you breathe loudly through your nose while you're asleep. If your roommate snores, you may need to get yourself some ear plugs so that you can sleep.
Most of us snore occasionally when we're congested, but some people snore every time they sleep. This kind of snore can be a serious health problem, since air isn't flowing easily in and out as the snorer breathes. In some cases, snoring is connected to sleep apnea, which means a sleeper actually stops breathing several times throughout the night. Colloquially, a snore is also a dull, boring thing: "The movie was a total snore."
Definitions of snore
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breathe noisily during one's sleep
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the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
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type of:
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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
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breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
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the rattling noise produced when snoring
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type of:
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noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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noise
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