snore

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /snɔː/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /snɔr/

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Verb

Plain form snore

Third-person singular snores

Past tense snored

Past participle snored

Present participle snoring

Video of a pig snoring

1. If a person or animal snores, they breathe during sleep with a harsh, snorting noises that is caused by an obstruction in air movement.

Noun

Singular snore

Plural snores

1. (countable) A snore is the act of snoring.