Standard Lemma guide

snoring

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: S N AO1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • His snoring was so loud that it woke the neighbors.
  • Then he asked if anyone wanted to dispute this assertion (he brandishing his revolver the while) and was answered by peaceful snorings.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of snore

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snore, stertor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aleut: qungtux — action or sound
  • Armenian: խռմփոց (xṙmpʻocʻ) — action or sound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼾聲 /鼾声 (hānshēng) — action or sound
  • Czech: chrápání — action or sound
  • Dutch: gesnurk — action or sound
  • Finnish: kuorsaus — action or sound
  • French: ronflement — action or sound
  • Georgian: მხვრინავი (mxvrinavi) — action or sound
  • German: Schnarchen — action or sound
  • Hungarian: horkolás — action or sound
  • Irish: srannfach — action or sound
  • Japanese: 鼾 (ibiki) — action or sound
  • Japanese: 鼾声 (kansei) — action or sound
  • Polish: chrapanie — action or sound
  • Portuguese: ronco — action or sound
  • Romanian: sforăire — action or sound
  • Russian: храп (xrap) — action or sound
  • Swahili: mkoromo — action or sound
  • Swedish: snarkning — action or sound
  • Tamil: குறட்டை (kuṟaṭṭai) — action or sound
  • Telugu: గురక (guraka) — action or sound
  • Walloon: ronflaedje — action or sound
  • Walloon: ronfelmint — action or sound