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snoring

Nautical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

snoring: In nautical contexts, a loud, roaring sound made by the wind in the sails or rigging of a ship, evoking a sense of power, danger, and the ship as a living entity.

Detailed Definition
In seafaring writing, snoring can describe the deep, booming noise of strong wind rather than human sleep. Cunningham uses it to make the breeze sound powerful and alive.
Example
Example in poetry:
“But give to me the snoring breeze” — nautical language personifying a steady wind as a sleeper’s deep breath; sailors may call a low, continuous wind “snoring” because of its droning sound; the phrase turns weather into an audible companion aboard ship; contrast a “howling” gale, which suggests danger and force; nautical poetry often gives winds human voices and moods
Additional Notes
In “the snoring breeze,” snoring is used in an unusual nautical sense, not the everyday meaning most readers expect.; Found in the poem, A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea by Allan Cunningham
Also Known As
rumbling grumbling wheezing
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