snore

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++snore /snɔː $ snɔːr/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]  BREATHEto breathe in a noisy way through your mouth and nose while you are asleep 打鼾，打呼噜 He could hear the old man snoring. 他听到老人在打鼾。► see thesaurus at breathe —snore noun [countable] I heard a snore and knew he’d fallen asleep. 我听见鼾声，就知道他已经睡着了。 —snorer noun [countable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

snore• He lay down and in a few moments was snoring.• Mum was asleep in her chair, snoring.• Before long, Pink Floyd was backed by a chorus of open-mouthed caddies snoring away.• The Nozovent, which is worn just inside the nostrils at night, reduces snoring by making breathing easier.• Two out of 10 travelers complain that snoring disturbs them, and one-fourth complain about too much tossing and turning.• As he began to snore, his side of the windshield gradually fogged up.• If you snore, it's better not to sleep on your back.• Judging that Miller had been snoring long enough, he shook him till he woke, and made him drive to Turnhouse.• My husband snores so loudly that I find it difficult to get to sleep.• After a while some one snored softly, then grunted as he got a dig in the ribs.Origin snore (1300-1400) From the sound

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snore /snɔː $ snɔːr/ verb [intransitive] to breathe in a noisy way through your mouth and nose while you are asleep:
    He could hear the old man snoring.
—snore noun [countable]:
    I heard a snore and knew he’d fallen asleep.
—snorer noun [countable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ breathe [intransitive and transitive] to take air into your lungs and send it out again: Mary knew he was asleep because he was breathing deeply. | He breathed the clear spring air.
   ▪ sigh to breathe out slowly and make a noise that shows you are disappointed, tired, relieved etc: She just sighed and shook her head. | ‘Never mind,’ he sighed. ‘I’m sure there’ll be other opportunities.’
   ▪ pant to breathe quickly and noisily through your mouth, because you have been using a lot of effort: They were panting by the time they got to the finish line.
   ▪ gasp to breathe very quickly and deeply and with difficulty: Her eyes were wide, and she was gasping for breath. | ‘Do you think you can walk?’ ‘I’ll try to,’ he gasped.
   ▪ snore to breathe noisily while you are sleeping: I couldn’t sleep because my husband was snoring.
   ▪ wheeze to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, because you are ill: His asthma was making him wheeze.
   ▪ be out of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you have been running or doing other exercise: I was out of breath by the time we reached the top of the hill.
   ▪ be short of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy: Because she was so overweight, she was often short of breath.