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The definition of a snore is a snorting sound made when asleep caused by the vibration of the soft palate, or a snore is slang for something that is very boring.

(noun)

The snorting sound that your husband makes when you are sleeping that sends you running for the guest room is an example of a snore.
A dull movie that you keep falling asleep during is an example of a snore.

To snore is to make snorting and grunting sounds when sleeping.

(verb)

If you make snorting and grunting sounds whenever you sleep on your back, this is an example of when you snore.

See snore in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb snored, snoring

to breathe, while asleep, with harsh sounds caused by vibration of the soft palate, usually with the mouth open

Origin: ME snoren: see snarl

noun

the act or sound of snoring

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