snore

See also snöre

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology

from Middle English snoren, akin to Middle Low German snorren 'to drone'

Verb

snore (third-person singular simple present snores, present participle snoring, simple past and past participle snored)

1. To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

Synonyms

• saw wood

Derived terms

• snorer

Translations

breathe during sleep with harsh noises

• Ainu: エトㇿキ (etorki)
• Arabic: شخر (ar) (šaxara)

  Egyptian Arabic: شخر (šaxar)

• Catalan: roncar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 打鼾 (cmn) (dǎhān)

• Czech: chrápat (cs)
• Danish: snorke (da)
• Dutch: snurken (nl)
• Finnish: kuorsata (fi)
• French: ronfler (fr)
• Georgian: ხვრინვა (ka) (khvrinva)
• German: schnarchen (de)
• Greek: ροχαλίζω (el) (rochalízo)
• Guernésiais: raonfflaïr
• Hungarian: horkol (hu)
• Italian: russare (it)
• Japanese: いびきをかく (ja) (ibiki-o kaku)

• Jèrriais: ronflier
• Latin: stertere
• Norwegian: snorke (no)
• Persian: خرخر كردن (fa)
• Polish: chrapać (pl)
• Portuguese: roncar (pt)
• Romanian: sforăi (ro)
• Russian: храпеть (ru) (xrapét')
• Scottish Gaelic: srann (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: хр́кати (sh)

  Roman: hŕkati (sh)

• Spanish: roncar (es)
• Swedish: snarka (sv)
• Turkish: horlamak (tr)
• Volapük: snokön (vo), snorön (vo)

Noun

snore (plural snores)

1. The act of snoring, and the noise produced.
2. (informal) An extremely boring person or event.

Synonyms

• snoozefest (2)
• snorefest (2)

Translations

act and noise of snoring

• Arabic: شَّخِيرُ (ar) (šaxiir) m

  Egyptian Arabic: شخير (šexiir) m

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鼾聲 (cmn), 鼾声 (cmn) (hānshēng)

• Dutch: gesnurk (nl) n
• Finnish: kuorsaus (fi)
• French: ronflement (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Schnarchen (de) n
• Greek: ροχαλητό (el) (rochalitó) n

• Hungarian: horkolás (hu)
• Japanese: 鼾 (ja) (いびき, ibiki), 鼾声 (ja) (かんせい, kansei)
• Russian: храп (ru) (xrap) m
• Scottish Gaelic: srann (gd) m and f
• Spanish: ronquido (es) m
• Swedish: snarkning (sv) c
• Turkish: horultu (tr), horlama (tr)
• Volapük: snok (vo), snor (vo)

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