as in to snort
to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping
My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.
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Recent Examples of snore
Sleeping on your side can keep your airways open and reduce snoring.
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Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
Symptoms can include snoring, fatigue, daytime sleepiness and disrupted sleep.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Symptoms like snoring, mouth breathing and a constant open-lip position are common signs.
—Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Cathy and Marcus were curled up near him, both softly snoring.
—Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024
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Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
Symptoms can include snoring, fatigue, daytime sleepiness and disrupted sleep.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Symptoms like snoring, mouth breathing and a constant open-lip position are common signs.
—Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Cathy and Marcus were curled up near him, both softly snoring.
—Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024
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America’s top professional bull riders compete this weekend at Madison Square Garden, straddling bucking, snorting beasts that can weigh as much as a ton while crowds of cheering fans spur them on.—
Ellen Wulfhorst,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2025
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Then its driver revved the engine, as if to snort, and peeled out down Lexington Avenue.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
5 Jan. 2025
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Whannell sniffs around the perimeter of a culture war subtext.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Long known for its ability to sniff out up-and-coming brands and hidden gems, the event is the largest such spirit competition in the world.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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It is regulated by breathing out carbon dioxide and by the kidneys.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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Through his poised and assured play, Daniels has breathed life into a stale Commanders organization, which has booked its first spot in the NFC Championship game since the 1991-92 season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Snore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snore. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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