n. A harsh nasal noise made in sleep. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Snored 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 ]

n. One who snores. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Snorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Snorting. ] [ OE. snorten; akin to snoren. See Snore. ] 1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To snore. [ R. ] “The snorting citizens.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To laugh out loudly. [ Colloq. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who snorts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The wheather; -- so called from its cry. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]