SNORE

I. verb (~d; snoring) Etymology: Middle English ~n, fnoren; akin to Old English fnora sneezing, fnǣran to breathe heavily Date: 15th century intransitive verb to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate, transitive verb to spend (time) in snoring or sleeping, ~r noun II. noun Date: 1605 an act of snoring, a noise of or as if of snoring