snore
snore — verb
1. to produce loud, rattling breaths from your throat and nose during sleep
to produce loud, rattling breaths from your throat and nose during sleep
Niran snores so loudly that his wife has to sleep in the guest room.
snore + so loudly + that-clause (degree pattern)
The old dog snored softly by the fireplace all afternoon.
snore + adverb (softly) — manner modifier
Salma's roommate snored through the entire flight, making other passengers laugh.
After hiking all day, Hugo snored deeply in his sleeping bag.
On the crowded train, Zayd fell asleep and snored so loudly that passengers turned to stare.
- breathe heavily
a less specific term — can refer to any laboured breathing, not just during sleep
- wheeze
narrower and higher-pitched — usually caused by illness or asthma, not ordinary sleep
- breathe quietly
the opposite action — breathing without any sound
文法句型
snore + adverb of manner
snore + prepositional phrase (through/during)
snore + continuous form (be snoring)
用法筆記
Always intransitive — you cannot 'snore someone' or 'snore a sound'. The most common modifiers are adverbs of loudness (loudly, softly) or adverbs describing sleep quality (deeply, peacefully). Frequently used in continuous forms (is snoring, was snoring) to describe an ongoing action.
常見錯誤
snore — noun
1. the rough, rattling sound that a sleeping person makes when breathing noisily th
the rough, rattling sound that a sleeping person makes when breathing noisily through the mouth and nose
A loud snore from the bedroom woke the baby and triggered more crying.
loud + snore (adjective-noun pattern)
Evelyn could hear her grandfather's snore from across the hall.
The only sound in the tent was a soft snore coming from Kwame's corner.
Yael let out a gentle snore as she dozed off on the sofa after lunch.
Each snore seemed louder than the one before, filling the quiet room.
- breathing noise
a more general term — covers any sound made while breathing, not just snoring
文法句型
adjective + snore (loud snore)
possessive + snore (his snore)
snore + of + noun
用法筆記
Usually singular and modified by an adjective describing loudness (loud, soft, gentle) or a possessive determiner (his snore, her snore). The plural form 'snores' is used when referring to repeated individual sounds rather than an ongoing noise.