Definition

Verb: - To breathe heavily and noisily through the mouth and nose while sleeping. This is an informal expression meaning to snore.

Usage

This phrase is used to describe the act of snoring. It is informal and often used in a humorous or light-hearted way. - Use it as an intransitive verb (it does not take a direct object). - It is typically used in simple present, past, or continuous tenses.

Examples

• After a long day, he sawed wood all night long.
• I could hear my roommate sawing wood from across the hall.
• She saws wood so loudly that it sometimes wakes her up.

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is a metaphor, comparing the sound of snoring to the rasping sound of a saw cutting through wood.
• It is often used in informal storytelling or descriptions.

Variants and Related Words

• Snore (verb): The standard, more formal term for the same action.
  • He snores very loudly.
• Saw logs (verb): An identical informal synonym to "saw wood."
  • Grandpa was sawing logs in his armchair.

Synonyms

• Snore
• Saw logs

Related Idioms

• To sleep like a log: To sleep very deeply and soundly. This idiom is related as it also uses the imagery of wood/logs to describe sleep, though it refers to the depth of sleep, not the sound.
  • After the hike, I slept like a log.

Verb

1. breathe noisily during one's sleep
   • she complained that her husband snores