Definition of Snort

1. Noun. A disrespectful laugh.

Exact synonyms: Snicker, Snigger
Generic synonyms: Laugh, Laughter
Derivative terms: Snicker, Snigger, Snorty

2. Verb. Indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose. "She snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Snorter

3. Noun. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
Exact synonyms: Bird, Boo, Bronx Cheer, Hiss, Hoot, Raspberry, Razz, Razzing
Generic synonyms: Call, Cry, Outcry, Shout, Vociferation, Yell
Derivative terms: Boo, Hiss, Hiss, Hiss, Hoot, Razz

4. Verb. Make a snorting sound by exhaling hard. "The critic snorted contemptuously"
Generic synonyms: Breathe Out, Exhale, Expire
Derivative terms: Snorter, Snorting

5. Verb. Inhale recreational drugs. "The kids were huffing glue"
Exact synonyms: Huff
Generic synonyms: Breathe In, Inhale, Inspire
Entails: Do Drugs, Drug

6. Verb. Inhale through the nose.
Exact synonyms: Take A Hit
Generic synonyms: Do Drugs, Drug
Category relationships: Drug

Definition of Snort

1. v. i. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high- spirited horsed in prancing and play.

2. n. The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting.

3. v. t. To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort.

Definition of Snort

1. Noun. The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose. ¹

2. Noun. (slang) A dose of a drug to be snorted. Here, "drug" includes snuff (i.e., pulverized tobacco). A snort also may be a drink of whiskey, as "Let's have a snort". ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) (slang) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Snort

1. to exhale noisily through the nostrils [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snort

snoring rail
snoring rails
snorings
snorkel
snorkel breather
snorkel diving
snorkeled
snorkeler
snorkelers
snorkeling
snorkelled
snorkeller
snorkellers
snorkelling
snorkels
snort (current term)
snortable
snorted
snorter
snorters
snortier
snortiest
snorting
snortingly
snortings
snortle
snortled
snortles
snortling
snorts

Literary usage of Snort

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"... ku, to sniff, to sob, to ' heave a sigh,' to snort, to snifter ; of animals, &c. ... as a hippopotamus ; to breathe out or snort through the nostrils. ..."

2. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... 17« Which in the tower's tall shadow lay, Where coursers' clang and stamp and snort Had rung the livelong yesterday: Now still as death; till stalking ..."

3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Also snor-t, qv snort, to force air violently through the nose, as a horse. ... All from Teut. base SNARK, to snort, an extension from SNAR, to snore, ..."

4. Outing (1892)
"I think that buck scented before ever he saw me, for he was within twenty yards when he stopped and, throwing up his head with a loud snort, stood for an ..."

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