"snoring" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-snoring.wav Forms: snorings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sleep Translations (action or sound): qungtux (Aleut), խռմփոց (xṙmpʻocʻ) (Armenian), 鼾聲 (Chinese Mandarin), 鼾声 (hānshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), chrápání [neuter] (Czech), gesnurk [neuter] (Dutch), kuorsaus (Finnish), ronflement [masculine] (French), მხვრინავი (mxvrinavi) (Georgian), Schnarchen [neuter] (German), horkolás (Hungarian), (ibiki) (alt: いびき) (Japanese), 鼾声 (kansei) (alt: かんせい) (Japanese), chrapanie [neuter] (Polish), ronco [masculine] (Portuguese), sforăire [feminine] (Romanian), храп (xrap) [masculine] (Russian), mkoromo (Swahili), snarkning [common-gender] (Swedish), గురక (guraka) (Telugu), ronflaedje [masculine] (Walloon), ronfelmint [masculine] (Walloon)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-snoring.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} snoring
  1. present participle and gerund of snore Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: snore
    Sense id: en-snoring-en-verb-r~2a5323

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
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        "present participle and gerund of snore"
      ],
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          "snore",
          "snore#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
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  ],
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}

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