koroma

How to say it

Meaning

To breathe noisily through the nose and mouth while asleep.

Good to know

Usually conjugated in the continuous tense: anakoroma, he is snoring. The infinitive is kukoroma; wamelala wanakoroma, they are asleep and snoring.

Examples

• Babu anakoroma kwa sauti kubwa usiku kucha.Grandfather snores loudly all night.
• Sikuweza kulala kwa sababu mwenzangu alikuwa akikoroma.I could not sleep because my roommate was snoring.
• Mbwa alikoroma chini ya meza baada ya kula.The dog snored under the table after eating.

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