snoring

snoring

See also: snøring

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/

Noun

snoring (countable and uncountable, plural snorings)

1. 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.

   • E. E. Cummings

     Then he asked if anyone wanted to dispute this assertion (he brandishing his revolver the while) and was answered by peaceful snorings.

Translations

action or sound

Armenian: խռմփոց (hy) (xṙmpʿocʿ) Chinese: Mandarin: 鼾聲／鼾声 (zh) (hānshēng) Czech: chrápání n Dutch: gesnurk (nl) n Finnish: kuorsaus (fi) French: ronflement (fr) m Georgian: მხვრინავი (mxvrinavi) German: Schnarchen n Hungarian: horkolás Japanese: 鼾 (ja) (いびき, ibiki), 鼾声 (ja) (かんせい, kansei) Malay: please add this translation if you can Mongolian: please add this translation if you can Polish: chrapanie (pl) n Portuguese: ronco (pt) m Romanian: sforăire (ro) f Russian: храп (ru) m (xrap) Swahili: mkoromo (sw) Swedish: snarkning (sv) c Telugu: గురక (te) (guraka) Walloon: ronflaedje (wa) m, ronfelmint (wa) m

Verb

snoring

1. present participle of snore

Anagrams

• sorning