Makes loud breathing sounds while sleeping; can also be a noun describing those sounds themselves.
From Middle English and Dutch 'snore,' likely imitative in origin—the word mimics the actual sound a sleeping person makes. It entered English around the 15th century as people began documenting sleep sounds.
Snoring is actually an onomatopoeia—the word sounds like what it describes! About 45% of adults snore at least occasionally, and it's one of the few bodily sounds we've given a word that mirrors its exact sound. Ancient people had different words for snoring in different languages, all trying to mimic the noise.
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