'Snoring' definitions:
Definition of 'snoring'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Snoring'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Snoring'
From: GCIDE
- Snoring \Snor"ing\, n. (Physiol.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'snoring'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Aqua-Lung,
- artificial respiration,
- aspiration,
- asthmatic,
- asthmatic wheeze,
- breath,
- breath of air,
- breathing,
- broken wind,
- cough,
- effervescent,
- errhine,
- exhalation,
- expiration,
- expiratory,
- exsufflation,
- fizzling,
- gasp,
- gulp,
- hack,
- heaving,
- hiccup,
- hissing,
- huffing,
- hushing,
- inhalation,
- inhalator,
- inspiration,
- inspiratory,
- insufflation,
- iron lung,
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
- nasal,
- oxygen mask,
- oxygen tent,
- pant,
- panting,
- pneumonic,
- puff,
- puffing,
- pulmonary,
- pulmonic,
- respiration,
- respiratory,
- rhinal,
- scuba,
- sibilant,
- sigh,
- sissing,
- sizzling,
- sneeze,
- sneezy,
- sniff,
- sniffing,
- sniffle,
- sniffling,
- sniffly,
- sniffy,
- snore,
- snorting,
- snuff,
- snuffle,
- snuffling,
- snuffly,
- snuffy,
- sternutation,
- sternutatory,
- stertor,
- stertorous,
- suspiration,
- wheeze,
- wheezing,
- wheezy,
- wind