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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. “Yeah, you're a writer, and I'm the King of Spain!” he snorted.Noun
the snorts of a pig made a snort of derision at the lame suggestion
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And who, having heard the rest — the coke-snorting billionaire bad guy, the climactic battle, the many dystopian flights of fancy — could resist helping Riley get the thing up on screen? — 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! — 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. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A deer and dog had a wild encounter in a Wauwatosa backyard," 10 June 2019 People were going into the stairwells to snort coke or up to the roof to smoke cigarettes. — Amelia Harnish, refinery29.com, "Frat Feminism: Inside The Rise And Fall Of Babe.Net," 25 June 2019 Such figures include Bella Noche, whom Desmond conducted a Facebook livestream with, in which Desmond referenced ketamine and imitated snorting it. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "‘Desmond Is Amazing’ Needs Saving," 11 June 2019 The city was the historic terminus for jingling, snorting camel trains on trade routes later dubbed the Silk Road. — The Economist, "A belt-and-road court dreams of rivalling the West’s tribunals," 6 June 2019 There are rhinos here and there in the production design, to be sure, but a lot of their impact comes in not knowing quite what to expect as Joseph Cerqua’s sound design builds up the suspense with low rumbles, snorts and growls. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Hilarious ‘Rhinoceros’ revival in SF comes just in time," 6 June 2019 Past viral videos have shown teenagers snorting condoms up one of their nostrils and inhaling until the condom comes out of their mouth. — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, "'Deodorant challenge': Are teens really burning their arms to go viral?," 9 May 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Mikey was able to mark their progress by the snorts of consternation that came from the invisible cows. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 22 July 2019 Evans’s character says later to Blanc, drawing a snort of laughter from Stanfield’s detective. — Isaac Feldberg, BostonGlobe.com, "First ‘Knives Out’ 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. — 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. — 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 12.4—gains of 0.1 and 0.3 second, respectively, over last year's car. — 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. — Heather Gillers, WSJ, "‘I Was Hoping to Be Retired’: 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. — 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. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Review: A New Superfly Gets By on Surface Pleasures—and 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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