/ snɔː(r); NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
[ v ] to breathe noisily through your nose and mouth while you are asleep :
I could hear Paul snoring in the next room.
► snorer noun
► snor·ing noun [ U ]:
loud snoring
■ noun
noisy breathing while you are asleep :
She lay awake listening to his snores.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense a snort, snorting ): probably imitative; compare with snort .