snoring
snoring — noun
1. the loud, rough sounds produced by air passing through a sleeping person's partl
the loud, rough sounds produced by air passing through a sleeping person's partly blocked throat passages
Jason's loud snoring could be heard through two closed doors in the small apartment.
possessive + snoring as subject
Ingrid bought special earplugs to block out her roommate's nightly snoring.
The doctor explained that snoring sometimes runs in families and gets worse with age.
Nila's snoring became much quieter after she started using a special pillow for side sleepers.
Chronic snoring can be a sign of sleep apnoea, a condition that needs medical treatment.
- snore
countable noun for a single instance; less common as a general term than 'snoring'
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. The countable form 'a snore' refers to a single instance of the sound rather than the habitual action.
常見錯誤
snoring — verb
- snoringpresent simple I / you / we / they
- snorings3rd person singular
- snoringing-ing form
- snoringedpast simple
1. to breathe with a loud, rough sound while you sleep, caused by soft throat tissu
to breathe with a loud, rough sound while you sleep, caused by soft throat tissues vibrating as air moves past them
Anthony snores so loudly that his family can hear him from two floors away.
snore + so + adverb as intensifier
Tariq never knew he snored until his roommate played a recording from the previous night.
Lotte's cat snored softly on her lap while she read her book by the window.
The more tired Nila feels, the louder she snores during the night.
Joaquín tried a mouth guard to stop snoring and help his wife sleep.
- breathe heavily
more general; describes any laboured breathing, not only during sleep
文法句型
snore + adverb
snore + prepositional phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used with manner adverbials (loudly, heavily, gently, peacefully). Common in continuous tenses because it describes an ongoing action during sleep.
常見錯誤
2. to spend a period of time sleeping noisily, often with the sense of doing nothin
to spend a period of time sleeping noisily, often with the sense of doing nothing else or being undisturbed
After climbing the mountain, Eitan snored the whole afternoon away on the sofa.
phrasal pattern: snore + time + away
The baby snored peacefully through the thunderstorm without waking up once.
Jason snored through the three-hour movie and missed the big twist at the end.
Lotte snored the night away while her friends stayed up talking about their travel plans.
文法句型
snore + time + away/through
snore + possessive way + through
用法筆記
Always paired with a time expression (the whole night, the afternoon away, through the movie). Rarely used in formal writing. The verb becomes transitive here, taking a time period as its object.