"shnor" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shnors [present, singular, third-person], shnorring [participle, present], shnorred [participle, past], shnorred [past]
Etymology: Yiddish שנאָרן (shnorn) Etymology templates: {{borrowed|en|yi|שנאָרן}} Yiddish שנאָרן (shnorn) Head templates: {{en-verb}} shnor (third-person singular simple present shnors, present participle shnorring, simple past and past participle shnorred)
  1. To beg or wheedle. Synonyms: shnorr Derived forms: shnorrer Translations (beg or wheedle): schnorren (German), betteln (German), erbetteln (German), abbetteln (German), abheucheln (German), שנאָרן (shnorn) (Yiddish)

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