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# snore

verb (snore, snores, snored, snoring); noun (a snore, snores)

«snore» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To breathe noisily while asleep, with a rough sound in the nose or throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#m1)
2. (noun) The sound of snoring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#m2)
3. (informal) «A snore» or «snore-fest» means something very boring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, Dad snores and keeps everyone awake. In stories, snores show a character is fast asleep (Zzz). In science, snoring happens when air shakes soft parts in the throat. Phrases: snore loudly, a loud snore.

### Examples

- Grandpa snores so loudly the windows shake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#x1)
- I heard the dog snore under the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#x2)
- He snored all through the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#x3)
- That lesson was a snore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#x4)
- A loud snore came from the tent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#x5)
- Do you snore? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#x6)
- Pinocchio snored away happily as if his feet were not his own. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: snored; noun: snoring, snorer. Comics write snoring as «Zzz».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snore.html) on Mova free.