SNORES Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

snores

verb

present tense third-person singular of snore

as in snorts

to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.

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Recent Examples of snores 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 Figure out whether your partner snores through the nose or the throat before buying. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 Sylvia, my copilot, snores softly. — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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But Jones sniffs out the option run on fourth down and tackle Jake Shockley in the backfield.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Luz inserts the construction pole; Susana sniffs.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of sniffs

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That’s a physiological condition achieved by a person who breathes underwater long enough for the body’s tissues to absorb the maximum possible amount of inert gas (like nitrogen), for a specific depth and pressure.

— Michaela Musilova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
This family-run retreat lives and breathes its surroundings, with chic contemporary minimalism that lets the views do the talking.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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