Meanings
nounsnoring (countable and uncountable, plural snorings)
plural snorings
- countableuncountableThe action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
His snoring was so loud that it woke the neighbors.
1 more example
Then he asked if anyone wanted to dispute this assertion (he brandishing his revolver the while) and was answered by peaceful snorings.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of snore
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鼾聲 /鼾声
- 鼾聲 /鼾声 (hānshēng)action or sound
Czech chrápání
- chrápáníaction or sound
Dutch gesnurk
- gesnurkaction or sound
Finnish kuorsaus
- kuorsausaction or sound
French ronflement
- ronflementaction or sound
German Schnarchen
- Schnarchenaction or sound
Hungarian horkolás
- horkolásaction or sound
Irish srannfach
- srannfachaction or sound
Japanese 鼾, 鼾声
- 鼾 (ibiki)action or sound
- 鼾声 (kansei)action or sound
Polish chrapanie
- chrapanieaction or sound
Portuguese ronco
- roncoaction or sound
Romanian sforăire
- sforăireaction or sound
Russian храп
- храп (xrap)action or sound
Swahili mkoromo
- mkoromoaction or sound
Swedish snarkning
- snarkningaction or sound
Tamil குறட்டை
- குறட்டை (kuṟaṭṭai)action or sound
Turkish horlama
- horlamaaction or sound
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with snoring
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APA
snoring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snoring
MLA
“snoring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snoring. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snoring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snoring.
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