Snored

Snored
Snore Snore (sn[=o]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snored} (sn[=o]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Snoring}.] [OE. snoren, AS. snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren, snorken, snurken, to snore, D. snorken, G. schnarchen to snore, schnarren to rattle, MHG. snarren, Sw. snarka to snore, Icel. snarka to sputter, fizzle. Cf. {Snarl} to growl, {Sneer}, {Snort}. See {Snoring}.] To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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