snoring
/ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/
snoring noun: the action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. Also the present participle and gerund of snore.
Noun
snoring (countable and uncountable, plural snorings)
- The 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.
- Then he asked if anyone wanted to dispute this assertion (he brandishing his revolver the while) and was answered by peaceful snorings.
Also used as
snoring is also the present participle and gerund of snore.
snoring meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
snoring in Hindi
- खर्राटे लेना, खर्राटा लेना
snoring in Tamil
- action or sound
- குறட்டை kuṟaṭṭai
snoring in Marathi
- घोरणे, घोरणी
snoring in Urdu
- خراٹے لینا, خرگوش کرنا, خراٹے لگانا
More languagesFewer languages
- snoring in Telugu
- గురక guraka
- snoring in Malayalam
- കൂർക്കംവലി, കൂർക്കംവലികൾ, കൂർക്കംവലിക്ക്
- snoring in Kannada
- ಗೊರಕೆ, ಗೊರಕೆ ಹೊಡೆಯುವುದು
- snoring in Gujarati
- નસકોરાં, નસકોરા
- snoring in Odia
- ଘୁଙ୍ଗୁଡ଼ି ମାରିବା, ଘୁଙ୍ଗୁଡ଼ି ମାରନ୍ତି
- snoring in Nepali
- खर्राटे, खर्राटे लिनु, खर्राटे लिने
Forms of snoring
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Words that rhyme with snoring
Questions about snoring
- What does snoring mean?
- Snoring means the action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
- What is snoring in Hindi?
- Snoring in Hindi is खर्राटे लेना, खर्राटा लेना. See Snoring meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is snoring?
- Snoring is a noun.
- How do you pronounce snoring?
- Snoring is pronounced /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of snoring?
- The plural of snoring is snorings.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: snoring (page history and authors); snoring (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snoring (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snoring (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snoring (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snoring (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snoring (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snoring (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snoring (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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