snore

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US /snoɹ/ UK /snɔː/ See IPA manual

Freq #14861

Meanings

1

verb
To breathe noisily through your nose and mouth while you are asleep.

My grandfather snores so loudly that we can hear him downstairs.
2

noun
The noisy breathing sound a person makes while asleep.

His loud snores kept the whole family awake.

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Synonyms

2 noun · the noisy breathing sound a... snoring

Word family

Forms snoredsnoressnoring

Derived forms antisnoresnarksnorasaurussnore-festsnoregasmsnorelesssnorelikesnoreworthysnory

Etymology

From Middle English snoren, fnoren (“to snore loudly; snort”), from Middle English snore, *fnore (“snore; snort”, noun), from Old English fnora (“snort; sneezing”), from Proto-Germanic *fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to breathe; snort; sneeze”). Compare also Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn, Middle Low German snorren (“to drone”), Dutch snorren (“to hum, purr”). The change fn → sn in this word is regular, seen also in sneeze, from Middle English fnesen (see sneeze for more).

*pnew- Proto-Indo-European snoren Middle English snore Middle English fnora Old English *fnuzô Proto-Germanic

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# snore

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /snoɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /snɔː/
**Frequency rank:** 14861

## Meanings
1. To breathe noisily through your nose and mouth while you are asleep.
2. The noisy breathing sound a person makes while asleep.

## Examples
- My grandfather snores so loudly that we can hear him downstairs.
- His loud snores kept the whole family awake.

## Derived Forms
- antisnore
- snark
- snorasaurus
- snore-fest
- snoregasm
- snoreless
- snorelike
- snoreworthy
- snory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pnew-
- Root: snoren
- Root: snore
- Root: fnora
- Root: *fnuzô

## Etymology
From Middle English snoren, fnoren (“to snore loudly; snort”), from Middle English snore, *fnore (“snore; snort”, noun), from Old English fnora (“snort; sneezing”), from Proto-Germanic *fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to breathe; snort; sneeze”). Compare also Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn, Middle Low German snorren (“to drone”), Dutch snorren (“to hum, purr”). The change fn → sn in this word is regular, seen also in sneeze, from Middle English fnesen (see sneeze for more).

## AI Etymology
Snore is from Middle English snoren, fnoren (“to snore loudly; snort”), from Middle English snore, *fnore (“snore; snort”, noun), from Old English fnora (“snort; sneezing”), from Proto-Germanic *fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to breathe; snort; sneeze”). Compare also Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn, Middle Low German snorren (“to drone”), Dutch snorren (“to hum, purr”). The change fn → sn in this word is regular, seen also in sneeze, from Middle English fnesen (see sneeze for more). Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *pnew-, Middle English snoren, Middle English snore, Old English fnora, Proto-Germanic *fnuzô. In current use it includes senses such as To breathe noisily through your nose and mouth while you are asleep and The noisy breathing sound a person makes while asleep.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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