snort

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /snɔɹt/ See IPA manual

Freq #17350

Meanings

1

verb
make a snorting sound by exhaling hard

The critic snorted contemptuously.
2

verb
indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

They snorted their disapproval of the proposal.
3

verb
inhale recreational drugs

The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day.
4

noun
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.

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Synonyms

3 verb · inhale recreational drugs huff

Word family

Forms snorting

Derived forms asnortblortchortlesnarfsnaughlesnoofsnortablesnortersnortingsnortinglysnortlesnorty

Etymology

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-.

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# snort

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /snɔɹt/
**Frequency rank:** 17350

## Meanings
1. make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
2. indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
3. inhale recreational drugs
4. The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.

## Examples
- The critic snorted contemptuously.
- They snorted their disapproval of the proposal.
- The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day.
- "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.

## Derived Forms
- asnort
- blort
- chortle
- snarf
- snaughle
- snoof
- snortable
- snorter
- snorting
- snortingly
- snortle
- snorty

## Etymology
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-.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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