snoresnore /snɔː $ snɔːr/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] 
Word Origin Examples
He could hear the old man snoring.► see thesaurus at breathe—snore noun [countable]: I heard a snore and knew he’d fallen asleep.—snorer noun [countable]
Word OriginWORD ORIGINsnore
Verb TableOrigin:
1300-1400 From the soundVERB TABLE
snore
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | snore |
| he, she, it | snores | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | snored |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have snored |
| he, she, it | has snored | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had snored |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will snore |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have snored |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am snoring |
| he, she, it | is snoring | |
| you, we, they | are snoring | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was snoring |
| you, we, they | were snoring | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been snoring |
| he, she, it | has been snoring | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been snoring |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be snoring |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been snoring |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- If you snore, it's better not to sleep on your back.
- 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.
- As he began to snore, his side of the windshield gradually fogged up.
- Before long, Pink Floyd was backed by a chorus of open-mouthed caddies snoring away.
- He lay down and in a few moments was snoring.
- Judging that Miller had been snoring long enough, he shook him till he woke, and made him drive to Turnhouse.
- Mum was asleep in her chair, snoring.
- 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.
THESAURUS► breathe
Collocations [intransitive, 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.
Longman Language Activatorto breathe noisily► sniff to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example because you have a cold or because you are crying: · Stop sniffing! Use your handkerchief.· "I'm sorry I got so upset,'' she sniffed.· The dog raised its nose in the air, sniffed, and then started to follow the scent.
► sigh to breathe in and out noisily, because you are disappointed, tired, or sad, or because you can begin to relax after worrying about something: · Frank sighed deeply and stared out of the window.· "That's life, I suppose,'' she sighed.· Sighing wearily, she began her routine of getting ready for bed.
► gasp to suddenly breathe in noisily, because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain: · I gasped when I heard how much the ring had cost.· The crowd gasped as the plane burst into flames.gasp with amazement/shock/pain etc: · One of the boys hit him in the face, and he gasped with pain.
► snore to breathe noisily while you are asleep: · My husband snores so loudly that I find it difficult to get to sleep.· If you snore, it's better not to sleep on your back.
► snort to breathe out very noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are amused or annoyed: · My sister snorts when she laughs.· The horse lowered its head, and snorted at them.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► begin
to breathe in a noisy way through your mouth and nose while you are asleep: · Presently, Pete began to snore.· Confusion was ungodly, the hour was ungodly, and Barnabas had lately begun to snore in an alternate bass and baritone.· Immediately he sprawled sideways across the cot in a loose posture of sleep and began snoring loudly.· He stirred slightly and began to snore softly.· He rolls away from Marjorie, who, now lying on her back, begins to snore faintly.· As he began to snore, his side of the windshield gradually fogged up.· The coroner turned, belched, and quietly began to snore.· Then they closed and she turned over and began to snore lightly.
He could hear the old man snoring.► see thesaurus at breathe—snore noun [countable]: I heard a snore and knew he’d fallen asleep.—snorer noun [countable]