Snore
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
138 Moby Thesaurus words for "snore":
Aqua-Lung, artificial respiration, aspiration, assibilate,
assibilation, asthmatic wheeze, belch, blare, blat, blow, bray,
breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in,
breathe out, breathing, broken wind, burr, buzz, cackle, caw,
chirr, clang, clangor, clank, clash, cough, craunch, croak, crump,
crunch, doze, drowse, effervesce, effervescence, effervescing,
exhalation, exhale, exhaust, expel, expiration, expire,
exsufflation, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, frication,
frictional rustling, gasp, grind, groan, growl, grumble, gulp,
hack, hiccup, hiss, hissing, huff, hush, hushing, inhalation,
inhalator, inhale, inspiration, inspire, insufflation, iron lung,
jangle, jar, lisp, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, nap, oversleep,
oxygen mask, oxygen tent, pant, puff, rasp, respiration, respire,
rhonchus, saw logs, saw wood, scranch, scrape, scratch, scrunch,
scuba, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilate, sibilation, siffle,
sigh, sigmatism, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, sleep,
sleep soundly, slumber, snark, snarl, sneeze, sneezing, sniff,
sniffle, snoring, snort, snuff, snuffle, spit, splutter, sputter,
squash, squelch, squish, sternutation, stertor, suspiration, swish,
take a nap, twang, wheeze, whish, whistle, whistling, white noise,
whiz, whoosh, wind, zip
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