snoring has definitions from the field of biology
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[ noun ] (biology) the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

Synonyms

stertor snore

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

They slept - Mynheer with a marvelously high-pitched snoring , the damn seahorse ivory teeth watching him from a bedside table .

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

I think his name stopped the snoring but he did n't move except to roll a_little when I shoved him .

Related terms

breathing snore

2
[ adjective ] breathing during sleep with harsh noises caused by vibration of the uvula or soft palate

Examples

"the snoring sleeper"

Related terms

breathing

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