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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: From the sound

snore

 verb
     
snore [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.
WORD FOCUS: breathe WORD FOCUS: breathe
to breathe in: inhale formal
to breathe out: exhale formal
to breathe noisily: sniff, snore (when sleeping)
snort, sigh
to breathe with difficulty: gasp, pant, wheeze, be short of breath, be out of breath
to be unable to breathe: choke, suffocatebreathe

➔ See also breathe
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