snort
verb
\ ËsnÈŻrt
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snorted;
snorting;
snorts
Definition of snort
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound
b
: to express scorn, anger, indignation, or surprise by a snort
2
: to emit explosive sounds resembling snorts
3
: to take in a drug by inhalation through the nose
1
: to utter with or express by a snort
2
: to expel or emit with or as if with snorts
3
: to inhale (a drug) through the nose
snort
nounDefinition of snort (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a drink of usually straight liquor taken in one draft
2
: an act or sound of snorting
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Synonyms & Antonyms for snort
Synonyms: Noun
bird [chiefly British], boo, Bronx cheer, catcall, hiss, hoot, jeer, raspberry, razz
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of snort in a Sentence
Verb
The old dog snorted like a pig when it smelled food. She snorted at his suggestion that he could fix the sink himself. âYeah, you're a writer, and I'm the King of Spain!â he snorted.Noun
the snorts of a pig made a snort of derision at the lame suggestion
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Partly in color, partly in black and white, Frank filmed the band and its entourage in a haze of snorting cocaine and shooting heroin on a private jet. â Hillel Italie, Twin Cities, "Groundbreaking photographer Robert Frank dies at age 94," 10 Sep. 2019 Gase lost his offensive line coach, Chris Foerster, midway through the season after video of him snorting lines in his Davie office went viral. â Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, "Howâs this for culture change? Gase says Dolphinsâ âalpha dogsâ wonât accept nonsense | Miami Herald," 27 Mar. 2018 An expert in pain treatment at the University of Kentucky, Brown led a panel of outside experts advising the Food and Drug Administration on opioids that have been reformulated to deter snorting and injecting. â NBC News, "Revamped OxyContin was supposed to reduce abuse, but has it?," 22 July 2019 An expert in pain treatment at the University of Kentucky, Brown led a panel of outside experts advising the Food and Drug Administration on opioids that have been reformulated to deter snorting and injecting. â Matthew Perrone, Fortune, "OxyContin Was Reformulated to Reduce Abuse, but Purdue Pharma Wonât Share Data of the Results," 22 July 2019 That makes him a coward, snorts one of his internal opponents. â The Economist, "Germanyâs far right: strong in the east, weak in the west," 18 July 2019 And who, having heard the rest â the coke-snorting billionaire bad guy, the climactic battle, the many dystopian flights of fancy â could resist helping Riley get the thing up on screen? â Jonah Weiner, New York Times, "How Boots Riley Infiltrated Hollywood," 22 May 2018 Check out crazy tourmate Ozzy Osbourne snorting a line of ants by a hotel pool! â Lisawhill, Longreads, "Live Through This: Courtney Love at 55," 9 July 2019 The website said other danger warnings consist of stomping their feet and snorting loudly. â Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A deer and dog had a wild encounter in a Wauwatosa backyard," 10 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Mikey was able to mark their progress by the snorts of consternation that came from the invisible cows. â Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 22 July 2019 Evansâs character says later to Blanc, drawing a snort of laughter from Stanfieldâs detective. â Isaac Feldberg, BostonGlobe.com, "First âKnives Outâ trailer teases a star-studded, modern-day whodunnit led by Chris Evans," 2 July 2019 And feeling a cantaloupe is OK, but not as good a sign as giving it a good snort. â Bill St. John, The Denver Post, "Get Cooking: How to select (and utilize) melon," 2 July 2019 Think snorts, belches and a hum that is vaguely reminiscent of Chewbacca. â Sarah Sekula, USA TODAY, "Meet your spitting sherpas: Wilderness therapy in Colorado has llamas as your guide," 1 July 2019 In a dual-clutch-equipped model, the snort to 60 mph happens in four seconds flat, and the quarter-mile whizzes by in 12.4âgains of 0.1 and 0.3 second, respectively, over last year's car. â Car and Driver, "2019 10Best Cars," 28 Nov. 2018 Rebecca had moved out years earlier, managing an apartment building for work while kayaking and rappelling for fun, with a snorting laugh that itself made her snort with laughter. â Heather Gillers, WSJ, "âI Was Hoping to Be Retiredâ: The Cost of Supporting Parents and Adult Children," 16 Nov. 2018 In its place, the raptors come to the kitchen door and snort, fogging up the window as only a warm-blooded animal can do. â NBC News, "'Jurassic World': Paleontologist who inspired Alan Grant role talks real-life dino science," 20 June 2018 The 1972 Super Fly, cheaply made, unapologetically disreputable and brazenly cathartic, is one big coke-snort-a-go-go; barely a scene goes by without someone taking a hit. â Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Review: A New Superfly Gets By on Surface Pleasuresâand Great Hair," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snort.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for snort
snort
verb
English Language Learners Definition of snort
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to force air noisily through your nose
: to express dislike, disapproval, anger, or surprise by snorting
: to say (something) with a snort or while snorting
snort
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of snort (Entry 2 of 2)
: an act or the sound of noisily forcing air through the nose : an act or the sound of snorting
: an amount of a drug taken into the body by inhaling it through the nose
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snort
verb
\ ËsnÈŻrt
\
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snorted;
snorting
Kids Definition of snort
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to force air through the nose with a rough harsh sound
2
: to say something with anger or scorn
âYou'll never win,â he snorted.