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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snore  \Snore\  (sn[=o]r),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Snored} 
  (sn[=o]rd);  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Snoring}.]  [OE.  snoren,  AS 
  snora  a  snoring;  akin  to  LG  snoren,  snorken,  snurken  to 
  snore,  D.  snorken,  G.  schnarchen  to  snore,  schnarren  to 
  rattle,  MHG.  snarren  Sw  snarka  to  snore,  Icel.  snarka  to 
  sputter,  fizzle.  Cf  {Snarl}  to  growl,  {Sneer},  {Snort}.  See 
  {Snoring}.] 
  To  breathe  with  a  rough,  hoarse,  nasal  voice  in  sleep. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snore  \Snore\,  n. 
  A  harsh  nasal  noise  made  in  sleep. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  snore 
  n  1:  the  rattling  noise  produced  when  snoring  [syn:  {rhonchus}] 
  2:  the  act  of  snoring  or  producing  a  snoring  sound  [syn:  {snoring}, 
  {stertor}] 
  v  1:  breathe  noisily  during  one's  sleep  [syn:  {saw  wood},  {saw 
  logs}] 
  2:  indicate  contempt  [syn:  {snort}]




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