snore

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

snoring

snort

roar

grunt

growl

groan

saw logs

stertor

saw wood

be sound asleep

sound

🔉

wheeze

make a noise

breath with a hoarse

noise while sleeping

no pl

grumble

gurgle

hum

jeer at

purr

rumble

sniff

sniffle

snivel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/snɔː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: snoren

Cognate with Middle Low German: snorren

Cognate with Dutch: snorren

Cognate with Middle English: fnesen

In summary

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).