as in snorting
to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping
My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.
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Recent Examples of snoring
Mouth breathing is also closely tied to snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, both of which compound the cardiovascular risk over time.
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Scientifically speaking, snoring is just a vibration.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Gradisar says snoring and sleep apnea are on the rise, which means noise can be a primary factor in poor sleep quality.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
My father was a lump under the covers, snoring a thick growl.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Wilder slept through an entire lunch at Raffles, oblivious to the art deco glamour around him, and during our first food tour in Singapore, Ross carried him—dead weight, snoring—in the 90-degree heat while our guide gamely described chili sauces.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Maybe light or noise filters into your room, or your partner starts rustling or snoring around the same time early each morning.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Feb. 2026
In the last 20 minutes, Iron Lung finally arrives somewhere almost interesting, but by that point, a man sitting in the row ahead of me had been loudly snoring for more than an hour.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
Grandpa snoring near the fireplace, kids watching Rudolph.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Dec. 2025
Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Scientifically speaking, snoring is just a vibration.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Gradisar says snoring and sleep apnea are on the rise, which means noise can be a primary factor in poor sleep quality.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
My father was a lump under the covers, snoring a thick growl.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Wilder slept through an entire lunch at Raffles, oblivious to the art deco glamour around him, and during our first food tour in Singapore, Ross carried him—dead weight, snoring—in the 90-degree heat while our guide gamely described chili sauces.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Maybe light or noise filters into your room, or your partner starts rustling or snoring around the same time early each morning.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Feb. 2026
In the last 20 minutes, Iron Lung finally arrives somewhere almost interesting, but by that point, a man sitting in the row ahead of me had been loudly snoring for more than an hour.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
Grandpa snoring near the fireplace, kids watching Rudolph.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoring
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So does Soderbergh’s camera, which begins sniffing and roving about the space like a dog unleashed.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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At one of these gatherings trouble broke out over girls, glue-sniffing, and hassles caused by confusion over membership in the various branches of the organization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Sleep Problem Most Couples Never Talk About The ResMed 2026 Global Sleep Survey of 30,000 people across 13 markets found that 80% of those in relationships report disrupted sleep due to their partner, with snoring or loud breathing the most common cause at 36%.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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For the non-Nintendo among us, Bowser is Mario’s enemy, a fire-breathing monster and leader of the Koops.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Snoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoring. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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