snore
verb (snore, snores, snored, snoring); noun (a snore, snores)
Everyday
- To breathe noisily while asleep, with a rough sound in the nose or throat. tree →
- (noun) The sound of snoring. tree →
- (informal) «A snore» or «snore-fest» means something very boring. tree →
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 →
- I heard the dog snore under the table. tree →
- He snored all through the film. tree →
- That lesson was a snore. tree →
- A loud snore came from the tent. tree →
- Do you snore? tree →
- Pinocchio snored away happily as if his feet were not his own. tree →
Note
Regular verb: snored; noun: snoring, snorer. Comics write snoring as «Zzz».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «snore» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «snore» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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