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1snore

verb \ˈsnȯr\
snoredsnor·ing

Definition of SNORE

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
— snor·er noun
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Origin of SNORE

Middle English snoren, fnoren; akin to Old English fnora sneezing, fnǣran to breathe heavily
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SNORE

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your

2snore

noun

Definition of SNORE

1
: an act of snoring
2
: a noise of or as if of snoring
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First Known Use of SNORE

1605

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