snored

verb

past tense of snore
as in snorted
to inhale and exhale noisily while sleeping My husband snores and it keeps me up all night.

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Recent Examples of snored Continue reading … ‘KNOW YOUR BODY’ – Woman who 'never snored before' discovers terrifying reason behind sudden symptom. — FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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  1. sniffed
  2. breathed
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  • Barkley sniffed the patient all over, and pointed right at her neck, around where the thyroid is located.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Edge rusher Bud Dupree sniffed out a screen pass and forced a throw in the dirt; then rookie edge rusher Akheem Mesidor had a sack off the edge.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sniffed
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  • Domes Resorts began in the mid-2000s and has since breathed life into properties throughout Greece and the Mediterranean.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The dead son, Shankar, about whom not a word had been breathed since Nidhi arrived.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of breathed

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