Synonyms of snore

snore

verb

as in to snort

to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping

My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.

Related Words

• snort
• sniff
• breathe
• snuffle
• pant
• huff
• gasp
• snuff
• respire
• whiff
• yawn
• wheeze
• blow (out)
• draw
• puff
• expire
• inspire
• suspire
• inbreathe

Dissimilar Words

• choke
• suffocate
• gag
• smother
• throttle
• asphyxiate
• stifle
• strangle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snore

But after being injected with two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, Pike was still alive, snoring loudly as journalists selected to witness the execution glanced at one another, wondering what was happening. — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Pike was heard snoring loudly as the barbiturate meant to kill her entered her system without ending her life. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

For anyone living in a household where someone snores, wakes up with headaches or drags through the day, Jack Black’s candid podcast conversation about his CPAP machine offers a familiar reference point. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

What causes snoring in the first place Most snoring comes down to what happens inside the airway once the body relaxes. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026