snort
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snort
- /snɔɹt/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
From Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, from Old English *fnorettan, related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.
noun snorts
- The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose. "I absolutely refuse to leave, however, until we have made at least a superficial examination of this country, and are able to take back with us something in the nature of a chart." Professor Summerlee gave a snort of impatience.
- A dose of snuff or other drug to be snorted.
- A consumed portion of an alcoholic drink. She unlocked the top drawer of the roll-top desk, took out a bottle and a glass and poured herself a snort.
- A submarine snorkel.
verb snorts · snorting · snorted
- To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose. She snorted with laughter.
- To express or force out by snorting. He snorted a derisory reply and turned on his heel.
- To express contempt or disgust by (or as if by) a snorting sound. Back in 2018, the body representing the water industry was snorting at Gove’s aspersions, declaring hotly that it looked forward to its pet regulator “bringing some sorely needed facts and balance to the debate”.
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To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.
to snort cocaine
Similar: insufflate
- To snore. the snorting citizens
- To sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bronx cheer, snore, huff, hoot, hiss, boo, snicker, bird, raspberry, razzing, sniff, smell, inhale, breathe, drink, shot
Translations
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noun sound made by exhaling roughly through the nose
| Español | resoplar, resoplido, bufido |
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| Français | reniflement |
| Deutsch | Schnauben |
| Italiano | sbuffo, sbuffata |
| Română | pufăit |
| Русский | фы́рканье fýrkanʹje, шмы́ганье šmýganʹje |
noun dose of drug to be snorted
| Русский | понюшка ponjuška |
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